Umakanta Gautam

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Honourable
Umakanta Gautam
उमाकान्त गौतम
Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Law of Koshi Province
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 January 2026
GovernorParshuram Khapung
Chief Minister
Hikmat Kumar Karki
Preceded bySunita Kumari Gurung
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 December 2022
Preceded byKul Prasad Samba
ConstituencyMorang 1(A)
Personal details
Born (1967-02-24) 24 February 1967
Nepal
PartyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (before 2018; since 2021)
Other party
Nepal Communist Party (2018–2021)
SpouseTanka Dahal

Umakanta Gautam (Nepali: उमाकान्त गौतम) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Party. Gautam is currently serving as the Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Law of Koshi Province.[1][2][3] He also serves as a member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly and was elected from Morang 1(A) constituency.[4][5]

Electoral history

2022 provincial election

Morang 1 (A)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Umakanta GautamCPN (UML)13,53136.64
Kul Prasad SambaCPN (Maoist Centre)10,00427.09
Purna Bahadur Waiwa TamangRastriya Prajatantra Party9,18424.87
Shiv Kumar RaiMongol National Organisation2,2426.07
Others1,9655.32
Total36,926100.00
Majority3,527
CPN (UML)
Source: Election Commission[6]

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