Bal Krishna Khand
Bal Krishna Khand | |
---|---|
बालकृष्ण खाँण | |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
In office May 1991 – August 1994 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Modanath Prasrit |
Constituency | Rupandehi |
Personal details | |
Born | June 1960 Syangja, Nepal | (age 63)
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | Nepali Congress |
Other political affiliations | Nepali Congress (Democratic) |
Parent | Noindra Khand (father) Topkumari Khand (mother) |
Bal Krishna Khand (
Political life
Khand was the president of the NC youth wing,
Born in Syangja in 2017 BS, Khand has been active in politics since 2033 BS. Leading the Nepal Students Union and Nepal Tarun Dal, Khand, who is active in party politics, has previously taken charge of the Ministry of Irrigation and Defense. Khand has been the chief whip of the Nepali Congress, is now holding portfolio Home Minister.[5]
He is married to Manju Khand.[11]
Arrested in Connection with fake Bhutanese Refugees Scam
On May 13, 2023, former Nepali home minister and Nepali Congress leader Bal Krishna Khand was arrested by the Kathmandu Police Circle at his residence in Mainjubahal for his alleged involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugees scam.[12] The scam involved swindling Nepalis out of millions of rupees in exchange for sending them to the United States as Bhutanese refugees. Khand's personal aide, Narendra KC, was also arrested in connection with the scam. The arrests were made after Tek Narayan Pandey, a former home secretary and current secretary at the vice-president's office, implicated the duo in the scam. Khand and KC are currently detained at the Metropolitan Police Circle in Teku. So far, 12 people have been arrested, including Pandey and two individuals arrested on May 9. The police have also arrested several other individuals suspected of being the prime accused in the case, all of whom had strong political connections. Meanwhile, former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has been absconding since May 4 after an arrest warrant was issued against him and his son by the Kathmandu District Court. The custody of eight people arrested for their involvement in the scam was extended on May 7.
Electoral history
2013 Constituent Assembly election
Rupandehi-3 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 18,481 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
|
Ghanshyam Bhusal | 18,395 | |
Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jham Bahadur Gurung | 4,620 | |
UCPN (Maoist)
|
Bharat Aryal | 3,897 | |
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)
|
Sant Prasad Chaudhary | 1,891 | |
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Avatar Yadav | 1,063 | |
Others | 2,225 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: NepalNews[13] |
2008 Constituent Assembly election
Rupandehi-3 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 16,790 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
|
Lila Giri | 15,458 | |
CPN (Maoist) | Tej Kumari Paudel | 11,554 | |
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
|
Shiva Kumar Tharu Chaudhary | 1,645 | |
Independent | Yam Bahadur Pun | 1,336 | |
Others | 5,017 | ||
Invalid votes | 2,035 | ||
Result | Congress hold | ||
Source: Election Commission[14] |
References
- ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Backgrounder: Nepali cabinet member list". People.cn. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Bal Krishna Khad Fraud Report". eKantipur. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b "देउवा सरकारको ४ मन्त्रीहरुको बायोडाटा". News24 : Premium News Channel. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ [1]Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Local News [The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)]
- ^ "Local News The Rising Nepal (Daily)". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ Who's who - Nepali Times
- ^ Newsbrief
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal
- ^ "पक्राउ पुर्जी जारी नहुँदै बालकृष्ण खाणकी कान्छी श्रीमती 'फरार', सिड्नी पुगेको खुलासा". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Republica. "Former Home Minister Khand arrested from his residence". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.