Sunil Prajapati

Sunil Prajapati (Nepali: सुनिल प्रजापति) is a Nepalese politician who is the current mayor of Bhaktapur, belonging to the Nepal Workers Peasants Party.

Sunil Prajapati
सुनिल प्रजापति
Mayor of Bhaktapur
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Deputy	Rajani Joshi
Member of Constituent Assembly for Bhaktapur 2
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Preceded by	Lekh Nath Neupane
Succeeded by	Rameshwor Prasad Dhungel
Personal details
Citizenship	Nepalese
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	Nepal Workers Peasants Party

In the 1999 parliamentary election Prajapati contested the Bhaktapur 2 constituency. He finished second with 13,432 votes.^[1]

After the fall of King Gyanendra's direct rule in 2006, Prajapati was nominated to the interim legislature of Nepal.^[2] Prajapati became a member of the Interim Constitution Drafting Committee.^[3]

In April 2008, he won the Bhaktapur-2 seat in the Constituent Assembly election.^[4]

Electoral history

Year	Office	Electorate	Party		Main opponent	Votes for Prajapati			Result
						Total	%	P.
1999	Representative	Bhaktapur 2		Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	Lekh Nath Neupane	13,432	27.5%	2nd	Lost
2008	Constituent	Bhaktapur 2		Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	Lekh Nath Neupane	18,100	29.3%	1st	Won
2013	Constituent	Bhaktapur 2		Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	Rameshwar Prasad Dhungel	17,411	26.9%	2nd	Lost
2017	Mayor	Bhaktapur		Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	Ram Prasad Kasula	25,730	63.8%	1st	Won
2022	Mayor	Bhaktapur		Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	Ram Prasad Kasula	29,252	72.3%	1st	Won

See also

• Kumhar
• Prajapati