Hikmat Kumar Karki (Nepali: हिक्मत कुमार कार्की; born 26 September 1964, Gauradah, Kingdom of Nepal)[1] is a Nepalese politician who has been serving as the Chief Minister of Koshi Province since 9 May 2024.[2][3][4] Previously, he held the same position from 9 January 2023 to 7 July 2023,[5][6][7] and from 8 September 2023 to 14 October 2023.[8][9][10]

Karki is a member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and serves on its standing committee.[11][12][13] He has been serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Koshi Province from Jhapa 5 (A) since 5 February 2018[14][15] and was elected as the Parliamentary Party Leader of the CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in the Provincial Assembly in December 2022.[16][17] Karki, who served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Sher Dhan Rai's cabinet from 15 February 2018 to 26 August 2021,[18][19] also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Koshi Provincial Assembly during the periods of 7 July 2023 to 8 September 2023 and 3 November 2023 to 3 May 2024.[20]

Early life and education

Hikmat Kumar Karki was born as the third child to father late Bam Bahadur Karki and mother Januka Devi Karki on September 26, 1964, in Gauradah, Kingdom of Nepal. His childhood was spent in Gauradah, where he completed his SLC (School Leaving Certificate) education at Janata Secondary School, Gauradah.[5][21] During his school years, he participated in the 1979 Nepalese student protests (2036 B.S.) and joined student politics by organizing with ANNFSU (All Nepal National Free Students Union). He came into contact with the party around the year 1979 (2036 B.S.).[22][21] He later moved to Dharan in 1985 (2042 B.S.) with the objective of studying IL (Intermediate of Law) at Mahendra Multiple Campus. Then, he went on to join Nepal Law Campus in Kathmandu. Karki has completed his studies up to the Master of Laws (LLM) level at Tribhuvan University.[23][21]

Personal life

In 2001, Karki married Anjana Pandey Karki, with whom he has two daughters and one son.[21][24]

Electoral history

2022 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (UML)22,53049.27
Jeevan Kumar RaiNepali Congress17,05837.30
Dunnilal RajbanshiJanamat Party2,4855.43
Surya Prasad LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,6503.61
Lachhuman LimbuPeople's Socialist Party7031.54
Others1,3052.85
Total45,731100.00
Majority5,472
CPN (UML) hold
Source: [25]

2017 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hikmat Kumar KarkiCPN (UML)24,09853.12
Anil Krishna PrasaiNepali Congress18,63641.08
Surya Prasad LimbuSanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch1,0452.30
Others1,5863.50
Total45,365100.00
Valid votes45,36595.80
Invalid/blank votes1,9894.20
Total votes47,354100.00
CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "मतगणना प्रगतिको विवरण". result.election.gov.np. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. ^ "UML's Hikmat Karki appointed chief minister in Koshi". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ Setopati, Setopati. "Koshi Chief Minister Hikmat Karki and two ministers take oath". Setopati. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Chief Minister for the third time in Karki Koshi". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Province 1 CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ^ Adhikari, Adarsha. "Hikmat Karki takes oath as Province 1 CM, 3 ministers also sworn in". epardafas.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ^ "CM and 3 ministers take oath in Province 1". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Supreme Court orders Hikmat Karki be appointed Koshi chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  9. ^ Setopati, Setopati. "Hikmat Karki appointed Koshi chief minister for a second time". Setopati. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  10. ^ Nepalkhabar (10 June 2020). "Hikmat Karki appointed Koshi CM for 2nd time". en.nepalkhabar.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  11. ^ "UML to form 49-member standing committee (with names)". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  12. ^ "एमालेले बनायो ४५ सदस्यीय स्थायी कमिटी (सूचीसहित)". Online Khabar. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  13. ^ "एमालेले गठन गर्‍यो ४५ सदस्यीय स्थायी कमिटी". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  14. ^ निर्वाचित, काठमाडौं प्रेस झापा-५ (१) बाट एमालेका हिक्मतकुमार कार्की. "झापा–५ (१) बाट एमालेका हिक्मतकुमार कार्की निर्वाचित". झापा–५ (१) बाट एमालेका हिक्मतकुमार कार्की निर्वाचित. Retrieved 19 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "झापा ५ (क) प्रदेश सभामा एमालेबाट हिक्मत कार्की निर्वाचित". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  16. ^ "नेकपा एमाले प्रदेश-१ संसदीय दलको नेतामा कार्की निर्विरोध". Online Khabar. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  17. ^ "UML's leader Hikmat Kumar Karki to be elected CM of Province 1". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Rai sworn in as Koshi Province chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  19. ^ "यस्ता छन् प्रदेश १ का मुख्यमन्त्री शेरधनका सारथीहरु". Khabar Purwanchal. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Hikmat Karki Elected As The Leader Of The Parliamentary Party Of Province 1". The NepaliPost. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  21. ^ a b c d "प्रदेश-१ को मुख्यमन्त्री हिक्मत कार्की को हुन् ?". Chakrapath.com - Online News Portal of Nepal. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  22. ^ "प्रदेश १ को मुख्यमन्त्रीमा एमालेका हिक्मत कार्की नियुक्त, को हुन् कार्की?". pahilopost.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  23. ^ "सातै प्रदेशका नयाँ मुख्यमन्त्रीको राजनीतिक योगदान यस्तो छ: यसपटक कस्तो व्यक्तिरुपमा पाए प्रदेशहरुले ? | Nepal Ghatana". 23 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  24. ^ "प्रदेश १ का मुख्यमन्त्री हिक्मत कार्कीको यस्तो छ राजनीतिक इतिहास". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  25. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  26. ^ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).
Political offices
Preceded by
Constituon created
 Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
2018 – 2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Minister of Koshi Province
2023 – 2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Minister of Koshi Province
2023 – 2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Minister of Koshi Province
2024 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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