Krishna Prasad Sitaula

Krishna Prasad Sitaula (Nepali: कृष्ण प्रसाद सिटौला) is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He is the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party in the upper house, the Rastriya Sabha.^[1] Sitaula is known for playing an important role in the comprehensive peace accord.^[2][3][4]

Krishna Prasad Sitaula
कृष्ण प्रसाद सिटौला
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 6 May 2012 – 29 May 2012 Serving with Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Ishwar Pokhrel
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Preceded by	Bharat Mohan Adhikari (Mar–Aug. 2011) Upendra Yadav (May–Aug. 2011) Narayan Kaji Shrestha (1–29 Aug. 2011)
Succeeded by	Bam Dev Gautam (2014)[a] Prakash Man Singh (2014)[a]
Ministerial offices Minister of Defence of Nepal In office 18 May 2012 – 29 May 2012 President Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Preceded by Bijay Kumar Gachhadar Succeeded by Baburam Bhattarai Minister of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs of Nepal In office 18 May 2012 – 29 May 2012 President Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Preceded by Sushma Sharma Ghimire Succeeded by Hari Prasad Neupane Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal In office 29 April 2006 – 18 August 2008 Monarch King Gyanendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Dan Bahadur Shahi Succeeded by Bam Dev Gautam Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal In office 30 September 2007 – 18 August 2008 Monarch King Birendra Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Preceded by Rajendra Mahato Succeeded by Astalaxmi Shakya[b] Rajendra Mahato[c]
Other senior positions General Secretary of the Nepali Congress In office 2010–2016 Serving with Prakash Man Singh President Sushil Koirala Preceded by Ram Baran Yadav Kul Bahadur Gurung Bimalendra Nidhi Succeeded by Shashanka Koirala Purna Bahadur Khadka
Member of the Parliament, Rastriya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2024
Preceded by	Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi
Constituency	Koshi province
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 1994–1994
Preceded by	Drona Prasad Acharya
Succeeded by	Pushpa Raj Pokharel
Constituency	Jhapa 1
In office 1999–2008
Preceded by	Pushpa Raj Pokharel
Succeeded by	Dharma Prasad Ghimire
Constituency	Jhapa 1
In office 2013–2017
Preceded by	Purna Prasad Rajbansi
Succeeded by	Rajendra Prasad Lingden
Constituency	Jhapa 3
Personal details
Born	October 1946 (1946-10) (age 78) Terhathum District
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress
Spouse	Kabita Situala (since 1979)
Children	1 son, 2 daughters
Parents	Ranga Prasad Sitaula (father) Gaura Devi Sitaula (mother)
Alma mater	Bachelor of Law (LLB) Degrees from Tribhuvan University

Political career

Sitaula was nominated general secretary of the party by president Sushil Koirala. A close confidant of the Koirala family, Sitaula served as Home Minister and Deputy prime minister in 2006.^[5]

Sitaula won 1994 by-elections and 1999 elections from Jhapa 1.^[6][7] He had won from Jhapa 3 in the second constituent assembly election.^[8]

Sitaula lost the 2017 elections due to betrayal from RPP, which had forged a nationwide alliance with Nepali Congress. It fielded Rajendra Prasad Lingden and allied with CPN (UML) to overthrow Sitaula.^[9]

Notes

1. There was no deputy prime minister from 14 March 2013 until 25 February 2014.
2. As Minister of Industry
3. As Minister of Commerce and Supplies