Ishwar Pokhrel

Ishwor Pokhrel (Nepali: ईश्वर पोखरेलListen^ⓘ) is the current senior Vice-president of CPN (UML). Pokhrel has also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He was also Minister of Defence in the Second Oli cabinet.^[1][2]

Ishwor Pokharel
ईश्वर पोखरेल
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 26 February 2018 – 4 June 2021
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
Succeeded by	Rajendra Mahato
Minister of Defence
In office 26 February 2018 – 14 October 2020
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
Preceded by	Bhimsen Das Pradhan
Succeeded by	Minendra Rijal
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 20 May 2012 – 28 May 2012
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded by	Narahari Acharya
Succeeded by	Pradip Paudel
Constituency	Kathmandu 5
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies
In office 2005–2006
Monarch	Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
Personal details
Born	(1954-02-04) 4 February 1954 (age 71) Mamkha, Okhaldhunga
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	CPN (UML)
Website	www.ishwarpokhrel.com

He also served as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies.^{[citation needed]} He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2012 to 28 May 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Pokhrel, publicly supported former President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s decision to return to active politics. Speaking at an event commemorating her late husband Madan Bhandari, he praised her reengagement and criticized the current party leadership for resisting her return.^[3] Pokhrel described Bhandari’s activism as unsurprising, given her longstanding role within the party, and encouraged moving beyond debates over her suitability for reentry.^[4] At a separate event covered by a national news agency, Pokhrel emphasized that her return should not be narrowly theorized, arguing that her political background and faith in politics warranted a broader and more inclusive view.^[5]

Published books

'MAGH 19' (A book written about February 1 - The Royal take-over, 2005)

Electoral history

2022 Nepalese general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pradip Paudel	Nepali Congress	15,269	34.45
	Ishwor Pokharel	CPN (UML)	10,190	22.99
	Pranaya Shamsher Rana	Rastriya Swatantra Party	5,477	12.36
	Ram Prasda Upreti	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	3,162	7.14
	Shreeram Gurung	Independent	2,761	6.23
	Hemraj Thapa	Independent	2,446	5.52
	Sushant Shrestha	Independent	1,712	3.86
	Shailesh Dangol	Nepal Workers Peasants Party	1,122	2.53
	Others		2,177	4.91
Total			44,316	100.00
Majority			5,079
	Nepali Congress gain
Source: [6]

2017 legislative elections

Kathmandu 5
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)	Ishwar Pokhrel	23,029
	Nepali Congress	Prakash Sharan Mahat	13,169
	Bibeksheel Sajha Party	Ujwal Bahadur Thapa	6,853
	Others		1,659
Invalid votes			1,154
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Kathamndu 5
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Narahari Acharya	15,364
	CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)	Ishwar Pokhrel	14,723
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Raja Ram Shrestha	4,359
	UCPN (Maoist)	Mahendra Kumar Shrestha	3,655
	Independent	Ujwal Bahadur Thapa	1,163
	Others		2,674
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Kathmandu 5
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Narahari Acharya	13,245
	CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)	Ishwar Pokhrel	9,120
	CPN (Maoist)	Dipendra Prakash Maharjan	8,089
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal	Kamal Thapa	3,925
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Daman Bahdur Khatri	1,022
	Others		2,194
Invalid votes			1,389
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

1991 legislative elections

Dhanusha 3
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Ananda Prasad Dhungana	20,877
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ishwar Pokhrel	14,311
Result		Congress gain
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