Kandel sworn in as Karnali Chief Minister

Karnali, April 10: The newly-appointed Chief Minister of Karnali provincial government, Yamlal Kandel, has taken the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.     

Karnali Province Chief Tilak Pariyar administered the oath to the newly-appointed Chief Minister in accordance with Article 172 of the Constitution of Nepal.     

He was elected to the post of Chief Minister on Tuesday with the support of the Province Assembly legislators from the CPN (UML), the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (Unified Socialist).     

Chief Minister Kandel assumed his office on Wednesday itself.   

Born to mother Bhagirathi Kandel and father Maniram on November 10, 1961, in a middle-class family at Gaibanna (current Gurans Rural Municipality) of Dailekh district, Kandel currently lives with his family at Bhairabsthan of Birendranagar Municipality-4, Surkhet district. He has a spouse and three daughters.     

Chief Minister Kandel holds a Master's degree in Commerce and a Bachelor's degree in Education from Tribhuvan University.     

Considered a leader who is committed to his words and decisions, Kandel is known for his straightforward and tough talk.     

Kandel participated in the farmers' uprising against the then Panchayat regime in 2036 BS (1979) took place at Dasrathpur of Surkhet. Inspired by this, he became active in politics. He was a teacher at Shikhar Secondary School, Ramghat.     

He was elected to the post of CPN (UML) District Secretary from the party's first district convention held in 2049 BS. Kandel was elected the first Mayor of Birendranagar Municipality in 2049 BS after the restoration of multi-party democracy in the country.     

Kandel was elected to the House of Representatives in the mid-term election from Surkhet constituency number 2 in 2051 BS. He served as the UML's Bheri Zone secretary in 2052 BS. He was appointed the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in 2054 BS.     

He was elected a Member of the Karnali Province Assembly from the Surkhet District province assembly constituency 2 (A) in the election held in 2074 BS.     

Kandel was again elected to the Province Assembly from the same constituency in the parliamentary elections held in 2079 BS.     

Currently, he is the UML's standing committee member and Dailekh district in-charge. (RSS)