Leader of the Opposition in the Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office 2 November 2021 – 2 September 2022
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Governor
Somnath Adhikari Pyasi
Preceded by
Rajiv Koirala
Succeeded by
Uddhav Thapa
Leader of the House in the Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office 15 January 2018 – 26 August 2021
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Preceded by
Province established
Succeeded by
Bhim Acharya
Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal)
In office 5 November 2015 – 14 August 2016
President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by
Minendra Rijal
Succeeded by
Ram Karki
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded by
Dhan Harka Rai
Succeeded by
himself (as member of reinstated Hor)
Constituency
Bhojpur 2
Member of Interim legislature
In office 28 April 2006 – 16 January 2008
Preceded by
Himself (as member of Hor)
Succeeded by
Sudan Kirati (as member of CA)
Constituency
Bhojpur 2
Member of Legislature Parliament
In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded by
Sudan Kirati
Succeeded by
Constituency disestablished
Constituency
Bhojpur 2
Member of Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly
In office 5 February 2018 – 2 September 2022
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Binod Rai
Constituency
Bhojpur 1(B)
Personal details
Born
(1971-02-23) February 23, 1971 (age 53) Bhojpur, Nepal
Political party
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (before 2018: since 2021)
Other political affiliations
Nepal Communist Party (2018 - 2021)
Spouse
Jangmu Enn Sherpa
(m. 2021)
Education
Master's in Sociology
Sher Dhan Rai (Nepali: शेरधन राई; born 25 June 1970) is a Nepalese politician and Former Chief Minister of Koshi Province, a province in eastern part of Nepal. He was elected parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML), the largest party in the provincial assembly, on 9 February 2018.[1] Rai was subsequently appointed as chief minister on 14 February 2018.[2] He was previously elected to the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly, winning the Bhojpur–2 seat for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[3][4][5] Rai also served as a cabinet minister in the Government of Nepal, and was appointed Minister of Information and Communications in the first Oli cabinet.
^"Sherdhan Rai was elected as CPN-UML PP leader". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^"Sherdhan Rai elected CM of Province 1". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^"MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^"Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
SherDhanRai was sworn in as Chief Minister of Province No. 1 on 15 February 2018. Here is the list of ministers. Lalbabu Raut cabinet Astalaxmi Shakya...
Minister of State for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives in SherDhanRai's cabinet. "Koshi Chief Minister Hikmat Karki and two ministers take...
Centre) alliance which later went on to form a coalition government under SherDhanRai from CPN (UML). The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held...
26 August 2021, following the resignation of outgoing chief minister SherDhanRai as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister. He assumed...
previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in SherDhanRai's cabinet from 2018 to 2021. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)...
Party will have 441-member Central Committee". kathmandupost.com. "SherDhanRai appointed Province 1 Chief Minister". The Himalayan Times. 14 February...
Bhojpur Airport Bhojpur Bus Park Ram Prasad Rai Dayahang Rai Bidhya Devi Bhandari Babu Bhogati SherDhanRai Hom Nath Upadhyaya sudan kirati "थप ४१ नगरपालिका...
2015) "Rai sworn in as Province 1 chief minister". thehimalayantimes.com. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-03. "Bhim Acharya replaces Sherdhan Rai as Province...
Centre) alliance which later went on to form a coalition government under SherDhanRai from CPN (UML). The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held...
Province in Falgun 17 2079 and appointed Govinda Subba as the governor. SherDhanRai was elected as first Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 14 February...
Kala Rai (Nepali: उषाकला राई) is a Nepalese politician and member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Party. She has served...
in urban municipalities. Ethnicity/caste: 40.98% of the population were Rai, 19.13% Chhetri, 5.62% Bahun, 5.22% Newar, 5.19% Magar, 4.96% Kami, 4.90%...
Barsaman Pun Narayan Singh Pun (died 2008) Back to top Arjun Rai Mohammad Estiyak RaiSherDhanRai Purna Prasad Rajbansi Madhukar Shamshere Rana Dhyan Govinda...
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 — 17 November 1928) was an Indian revolutionary, politician, and author, popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one...
politics. The long time UML student wing activist turned- politician SherDhanRai शेरधन राई from Thidinkha Village (थिदिङ्खा) became victorious to represent...
dance also called Paddy dance(Dhan Nach). "Shamanistic Dance" performed by Bijuwa,Nakchhong,Nakcho,Bijuwa Mangpa Shamans of Rai Community in various Ritual...
"Bhim Acharya replaces Sherdhan Rai as Province 1 chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30. "Sherdhan Rai elected UML PP leader of Province...
Bhojpur 1 In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 Preceded by SherDhanRai Succeeded by SherDhanRai Constituency Bhojpur 2 Personal details Born (1979-02-24)...
2023-07-03. "Sherdhan Rai elected UML PP leader of Province 1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03. "By 2 votes, Sherdhan Rai is elected Province 1's...
July 2023 Governor Parshuram Khapung Deputy Himal Karki Preceded by SherDhanRai Succeeded by Hikmat Kumar Karki Leader of the House in the Koshi Provincial...
February 2018. Here is the list of ministers. Current Till March 2021 SherDhanRai cabinet Lalbabu Raut cabinet Krishna Chandra Nepali cabinet Kul Prasad...
December 2020 Governor Govinda Subba Somnath Adhikari Chief Minister SherDhanRai Preceded by Constituency created Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly...
new parliament and the total number of members was increased to 329. Gopal Rai died in a helicopter crash on September 2006 before the Interim Legislature...
The Rajendra Kumar Rai cabinet was the 3rd provincial government of Province No. 1. It was formed after Rajendra Kumar Rai was sworn in as Chief Minister...
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