Birodh Khatiwada

Birodh Khatiwada
विरोध खतिवडा
Minister of Health and Population
In office 8 October 2021 – 27 June 2022
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Hridayesh Tripathi
Succeeded by	Bhawani Prasad Khapung
Member of House of Representatives
In office 4 March 2018 – 17 September 2022
Preceded by	Subhas Chandra Shahi Thakuri
Constituency	Makwanpur 2
In office May 1991 – May 1999
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Prem Bahadur Pulami
Constituency	Makwanpur 2
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-21) 21 February 1950 (age 74)[1] Hetauda, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	CPN (Unified Socialist)
Other political affiliations	CPN (UML)
Spouse	Munu Sigdel
Occupation	Politician

Birodh Khatiwada is a Nepalese politician belonging to CPN (Unified Socialist). He was also a member of the House of Representatives from Makwanpur 2 constituency.^[2][3]

Khatiwad is the Minister for Health and Population of Nepal.^[4]

Personal life

He is the father of Miss Nepal 2018 Shrinkhala Khatiwada.^[5] His wife Munu Sigdel Khatiwada is also a member of CPN (Unified Socialist) and member of Provincial Assembly of Province No. 3.^[6]

Electoral history

2017 general elections

Makwanpur 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	46,481
	Nepali Congress	Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya	34,090
	Others		2,074
Invalid votes			4,141
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission

1999 legislative elections

Makwanpur 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	18,281
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Deepak Singh	15,901
	Nepali Congress	Ram Chandra Aryal	11,809
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Hiranya Lal Shrestha	1,808
	Others		1,619
Invalid Votes			1,231
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[7][8]

1994 legislative elections

Makwanpur 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	16,144
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Kamal Thapa	11,878
	Independent	Bishwa Raj Upreti	4,866
	Nepali Congress	Dina Aryal	3,792
	Others		1,313
Result		CPN (UML) hold
Source: Election Commission[7]

1991 legislative elections

Makwanpur 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Birodh Khatiwada	16,869
	Nepali Congress	Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya	11,576
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: [1]

See also

• CPN (Unified Socialist)

References

1. संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
2. "Makawanpur sees same old faces". The Himalayan Times. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
3. "UPDATE : Election Result of Federal Parliament and Provincial Assembly". The Kathmandu Post. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
4. Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (24 November 2021). "Health Minister Khatiwada promises measures against tobacco use". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
5. "Shrinkhala Khatiwada's parents in China ahead of Miss World final contest". OnlineKhabar. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
6. "The new Miss Nepal would rather be a role model than a model". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
7. "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
8. "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.