Nepalese rapper, structural engineer and politician
Mayor
Balendra Shah
बालेन्द्र शाह
15th Mayor of Kathmandu
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2022
Deputy
Sunita Dangol
Preceded by
Bidya Sundar Shakya
Personal details
Born
(1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34) Naradevi-18, Kathmandu, Nepal
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Sabina Kafle
(m. 2018)
Parents
Ram Narayan Shah (father)
Dhruv Devi Shah (mother)
Alma mater
VTU (MTech)
Profession
Rapper
structural engineer
politician
Musical career
Origin
Sinamangal–9, Kathmandu, Nepal
Genres
Hip hop
Nephop
political rap
Years active
2012–present
Labels
Independent
Website
balenformayor.com
Musical artist
Balendra Shah (Nepali: बालेन्द्र शाह; born 27 April 1990), popularly known as Balen Shah or simply Balen, is a Nepalese rapper, Music Composer, Poet, structural engineer and politician. He is currently serving as the 15th mayor of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.[1][2]
Shah has been a popular figure in Nepalese hip-hop since the early 2010s. Shah announced his candidacy as an independent and was elected at the 2022 local election, defeating Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh and CPN (UML) candidate Keshav Sthapit.[3][4][5] He is the first independent candidate to be elected as the mayor of Kathmandu municipality.[6]
Time included him on their list of "Time100Next" in 2023.[7]
^"'लौरो' बोकेर बालेन बने काठमाण्डू महानगर प्रमुख, को हुन् उनको विजयका सारथि". BBC News (in Nepali). 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^"Nepali rapper Balendra Shah becomes new Mayor of Kathmandu". ThePrint. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022.
^"Rapper Balen Shah announces to contest for Mayor of Kathmandu". My Republica. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^"'Balen' canes parties with the walking stick". The Kathmandu Post. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^मोक्तान, रीना (26 May 2022). "र्यापबाटै राजनीति". Kantipur Publications (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
Balendra Shah (Nepali: बालेन्द्र शाह; born 27 April 1990), popularly known as BalenShah or simply Balen, is a Nepalese rapper, Music Composer, Poet,...
capital city of Nepal. She assumed office on 30 May 2022, alongside mayor BalenShah. Dangol was born to father Satu Dangol and mother Sangita Dangol in Kathmandu...
municipality unless the objectionable part is removed from the film. BalenShah wrote on social media. After the release of the film, a dialogue in the...
politician specially in local government. Independent politician and Rapper BalenShah was elected as Mayor of Kathmandu with heavy votes. Similarly, Harka Sampang...
the metropolitan city with the largest number of the wards. Balendra Shah (Balen) has been elected as the new mayor of Kathmandu Under Köppen's climate...
Kapilavastu produced consternation in Nepal. The mayor of Kathmandu, BalenShah placed a map of Greater Nepal in his office as a protest. Unification...
multiple charity broadcasts with well-known Nepalese personalities such as BalenShah, Vek, Yabesh Thapa, Anjan Bista. He is owner of Horaa Esports and within...
metropolis". My Republica. Retrieved 19 May 2022. Republica. "Rapper BalenShah announces to contest for Mayor of Kathmandu". My Republica. Retrieved...
2022 Deputy Hari Prabha khadki Preceded by Rajaram Shrestha Succeeded by BalenShah Personal details Born (1963-05-23) May 23, 1963 (age 60) Lagan, Kathmandu...
'lauro campaign' activists who were supporters of independent candidates BalenShah of Kathmandu and Harka Sampang of Dharan, both of whom were elected mayors...
(Nepalese rapper) Pranil L Timalsena Nirnaya Shrestha Manas Ghale Balen Asif Shah BEAIM Music of Nepal Budathoki, Arun. "Beats in the Himalayas: The...
mayoral history of Kathmandu". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23. "'Balen' canes parties with the walking stick". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26...
Cambridge University Press. pp. 120–5. ISBN 9780521674508. Yasmin E, Dresner M, Balen A (December 2004). "Sedation and anaesthesia for transvaginal oocyte collection:...
koels". Newsletter for Birdwatchers. 24 (9–10): 13. Rawlinson PA; RA Zann; S Balen & IWB Thornton (1992). "Colonization of the Krakatau islands by vertebrates"...
(1893–1895; national epic of Cyprus written in Cypriot Greek) The Tale of Balen by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1896) Lục Vân Tiên by Nguyễn Đình Chiểu Amir...
Jan Steen (The Idlers), Hendrik Goltzius, Dirck van Baburen, Hendrick van Balen and Gerrit van Honthorst. Perhaps some of the most famous and notable artworks...
Shaohua Chen and Prem Sangraula, Dollar a day revisited, World Bank, May 2008 Balen, F. van; Bos, H. M. W. (2009). "The social and cultural consequences of...
Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2019. Balen A, Franks S, Homburg R, Kehoe S (October 2010). Current Management of Polycystic...
perspectives are given greater coverage. Critics of the BBC argue that the Balen Report proves systematic bias against Israel in headline news programming...
Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2018. Balen A, Franks S, Homburg R, Kehoe S (October 2010). Current Management of Polycystic...
in Ceuta and Seville Roads in Grimentz, Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund, Saas-Balen, Eisten, Bedretto, Realp, Gadmen and Innertkirchen, updated pictures in...
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