Jitendra Prasad Sonal
Jitendra Prasad Sonal (also known as Jitendra Prasad Sonar) is a Nepalese politician. He is parliamentary party leader for the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal in the Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province .[3]
Jitendra Prasad Sonal | |
|---|---|
जितेन्द्र प्रसाद सोनल | |
 Portrait of Sonal in 2019 | |
| Madhesh Province Committee president of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development of Madhesh Province | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Mohammad Lalbabu Raut |
| Preceded by | Constitution Created |
| Succeeded by | Ram Saroj Yadav |
| Members of Madhesh Province Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Constituency | Bara 4(B) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1969[1] Lipanimal, Bara |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Political party | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal |
| Other political affiliations | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Rastriya Janata Party Nepal People's Socialist Party, Nepal |
| Children | 3 Sons[2] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political life
Sonal, a resident of Bara, was elected to the 2017 provincial assembly elections from Bara 4(B) with 13118 votes.[4] He was the Physical Infrastructure Minister for Province No. 2, Nepal till 6 June 2021.[5][6] He including 3 other state ministers were expelled from Lalbabu Raut ministry on 6 June 2021 after a group of PSP-N joined government led by KP Sharma Oli and Sonal supported the same.
Electoral history
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Jitendra Prasad Sonal | 13,118 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Umesh Kumar Kushwaha | 5,692 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bijay Prakash Sah Rauniyar | 5,133 | |
| Independent | Suresh Prasad | 3,962 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Ananda Prakash Yadav | 1,231 | |
| Others | 1,774 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,658 | ||
| Result | RJPN gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
References
- "जितेन्द्र प्रसाद सोनार". Annapurna Media Network Election. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- "जितेन्द्र प्रसाद सोनार (सोनल)". www.parliamentwatch.org.np. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "जितेन्द्र सोनल भए प्रदेश २ मा लोसपा संसदीय दलको नेता". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- "बारा क्षेत्र न ४ ख मा राजपा महामन्त्री जितेन्द्र सोनल बिजयी |". Samaweshi Nepal.com.
- Express, The Annapurna. "Unitary mindset". The Annapurna Express.
- "प्रदेश २ को मन्त्रिपरिषद् : विजय यादव अर्थ, जितेन्द्र सोनल पूर्वाधारमन्त्री". Samaweshi Nepal.com.
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