HIKMAT KUMAR KARKI

Honourable
Hikmat Kumar Karki
Honourable Hikmat Kumar Karki
हिक्मत कुमार कार्की
	Official portrait, 2023
4th Chief Minister of Koshi Province
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2024
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
President	Ram Chandra Paudel; Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Preceded by	Rajendra Kumar Rai
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
Preceded by	Incumbent
Other senior positions
Leader of the House in the; Koshi Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2024
Preceded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
Preceded by	Rajendra Kumar Rai
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
Leader of the Opposition in the; Koshi Provincial Assembly
	In office; 3 November 2023 – 3 May 2024
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Kedar Karki
Preceded by	Bhakti Prasad Sitaula
	In office; 7 July 2023 – 8 September 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thapa
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Uddhav Thapa
Succeeded by	Shamsher Rai
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Kedar Karki
Succeeded by	Uddhav Thapa
	In office; 15 February 2018 – 26 August 2021
Governor	Somnath Adhikari
Chief Minister	Sher Dhan Rai
Preceded by	Constituon created
Succeeded by	Bhim Acharya
Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning
	In office; 8 September 2023 – 14 October 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Jiwan Acharya
Succeeded by	Kedar Karki
	In office; 9 January 2023 – 7 July 2023
Governor	Parshuram Khapung
Chief Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Indra Bahadur Angbo
Succeeded by	Jiwan Acharya
Preceded by	Incumbent
Parliamentary offices
Parliamentary Party leader of the; CPN (UML) in Koshi Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 2022
Preceded by	Bhim Acharya
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 February 2018
Constituency	Jhapa 5 (A)
Personal details
Born	15 June 1966 (age 58); Gauradha, Jhapa, Nepal
Political party	CPN (UML)
Spouse	Anjana Pandey Karki
Education	Masters in Law

Hikmat Kumar Karki ( Nepali: हिक्मत कुमार कार्की; born 15 June 1966) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He has served as the chief minister of Koshi Province.^[1]^[2] He is also member of standing committee of CPN (UML). Karki has been serving as a member of the provincial assembly of Koshi Province from Jhapa 5 (A) since 2017. Karki had previously served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Sher Dhan Rai's cabinet from 2018 to 2021.^[3]

Electoral history

2022 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hikmat Kumar Karki	CPN (UML)	22,530	49.27
	Jeevan Kumar Rai	Nepali Congress	17,058	37.30
	Dunnilal Rajbanshi	Janamat Party	2,485	5.43
	Surya Prasad Limbu	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	1,650	3.61
	Lachhuman Limbu	People's Socialist Party	703	1.54
	Others		1,305	2.85
Total			45,731	100.00

Majority			5,472
	CPN (UML) hold
Source: ^[4]

2017 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hikmat Kumar Karki	CPN (UML)	24,098	53.12
	Anil Krishna Prasai	Nepali Congress	18,636	41.08
	Surya Prasad Limbu	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	1,045	2.30
	Others		1,586	3.50
Total			45,365	100.00

Valid votes			45,365	95.80
Invalid/blank votes			1,989	4.20
Total votes			47,354	100.00
	CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission^[5]

References

^ "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Koshi Province CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Uddab Thapa takes the oath of office as Koshi Province's chief minister - OnlineKhabar English News". 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Rai sworn in as Koshi Province chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
^ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).

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Preceded by Rajendra Kumar Rai	Chief Minister of Koshi Province 2023

[1] "Hikmat Kumar Karki appointed as Koshi Province CM". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[2] "Uddab Thapa takes the oath of office as Koshi Province's chief minister - OnlineKhabar English News". 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[:6-3] "Rai sworn in as Koshi Province chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[2022el-4] "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.

[2017pa-5] "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७४ को परिणाम पुस्तक" [Report of the 2017 Provincial Assembly member election] (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (in Nepali).

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Electoral history

2022 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)

2017 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)

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Jhapa 5 (A)

2017 provincial elections

Jhapa 5 (A)

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