Gachhadar as Home minister and Deputy Prime-minister
Vice-President of the Nepali Congress
In office 2018 – 16 December 2021
Serving with Bimalendra Nidhi
Preceded by
Ram Chandra Paudel
Succeeded by
Dhanraj Gurung
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal[1]
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President
Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister
Madhav Kumar Nepal
In office 4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
President
Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister
Baburam Bhattarai
In office 12 October 2015 – 4 August 2016
President
Ram Baran Yadav
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
KP Oli
In office 8 May 2017 – 31 May 2017
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
Puspa Kamal Dahal
In office 7 June 2017 – 15 February 2018
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Minister for Physical Planning and Transport
In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009
President
Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister
Puspa Kamal Dahal
In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011
President
Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister
Madhav Kumar Nepal
In office 12 October 2015 – 4 August 2016
President
Ram Baran Yadav
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
KP Oli
Minister of Federal Affairs and Local Development
In office 8 May 2017 – 31 May 2017
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
In office 7 June 2017 – 15 February 2018
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
President
Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister
Baburam Bhattarai
Preceded by
Krishna Bahadur Mahhara
Succeeded by
Madhav Ghimir
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 4 March 2018 – 17 September 2022 (suspended since 5 February 2020)
Preceded by
Himself (as member of the Legislature Parliament)
Constituency
Sunsari 3
In office May 1991 – May 2002
Preceded by
Constituency created
Succeeded by
Himself (as member of the Constituent Assembly)
Constituency
Sunsari 2
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded by
Himself (as member of the House of Representatives)
Succeeded by
Himself (as member of the House of Representatives)
Constituency
Sunsari 3
Chairperson of the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)
In office 2008–2017
Preceded by
Party created
Succeeded by
Party dissolved(merger with Rastriya Janamukti Party (Democratic) Nepal and Dalit Janajati Party, Nepal)[2]
Chairperson of the Nepal Loktantrik Forum
In office 5 April 2017 – 16 October 2017
Preceded by
Party created
Succeeded by
Party dissolved(joined Nepali Congress)
Personal details
Born
(1954-02-01) 1 February 1954 (age 70)[3] Sunsari, Nepal
Political party
Nepali Congress (17 October 2017 –present)
Other political affiliations
Nepali Congress (before 2008) Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (2008-2009) Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) (2009-2017) Nepal Democratic Forum
Spouse
Nirmala Gachchhadar
Occupation
Politician
Ethnicity
Tharu
Bijay Kumar Gachhadar (Nepali: बिजयकुमार गच्छदार; born February 1, 1954) is a Nepalese politician and leader of the Nepali Congress. He has served five terms as deputy prime minister of Nepal under the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, KP Sharma Oli, Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sher Bahadur Deuba. He was the second vice-president of Nepali Congress.[4]
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^"कांग्रेस उपसभापतिमा पूर्णबहादुर खड्का र धनराज गुरुङ निर्वाचित". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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