Arjun Narasingha K.C.

Arjun Narasingha K.C. (Nepali: अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी) (born 27 September 1950), also known as ANKC, is a Nepali politician belonging to the Nepali Congress.[2] KC was appointed minister five times in different coalition governments.[3] He most served as the Minister of Urban Development in the Second Dahal Cabinet from 2016 to 2017.[4] KC has been elected to the national legislature a total of three times from his constituency of Nuwakot.

Honourable
Arjun Narasingha K.C.
अर्जुन नरसिंह केसी
Arjun Narasingha KC - Former Minister and Senior Leader of the Nepali Congress
Minister of Urban Development
In office
26 August 2016 – 31 May 2017
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Minister of Education and Minister of Housing & Physical Planning
In office
15 April 1998 – 31 May 1999
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Minister of Health and Population
In office
22 September 1995 – 12 March 1997 [1]
Prime MinisterSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byPadma Ratna Tuladhar
Succeeded byRadha Krishna Mainali
State Minister of Health and Population
In office
10 October 1982 – 3 July 1983 [1]
Prime MinisterSurya Bahadur Thapa
Preceded byBirendra Bahadur Singh
Succeeded byOmkar Prasad Gauchan
Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal from Nuwakot Constituency No. 1
In office
21 January 2014 – 06 December 2017
Preceded byBimala Subedi
Succeeded byHit Bahadur Tamang
Personal details
Born
Arjun K.C.

(1950-09-27) 27 September 1950
Nuwakot, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress
Spouse(s)Pratima KC
Parent(s)Bhagwan Narasingha (father)
Yasoda Devi KC (mother)
Alma materTribhuwan University (M.A.)
Tufts University (Fellowship)
Websitearjunnarasinghakc.com
facebook.com/arjunnkc

He was the Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the spokesperson of the party.[2]

KC played a vital role in forming the Koirala- Gagan Thapa Panel leading up to the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress. He successfully closed a deal with Sekhar Koirala Camp as his son-in-law Gagan Thapa as General Secretary candidate. He is now a Senior Leader in the Koirala-KC-Thapa camp.[5]

Education

KC holds a master's degree in political science from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.[6] Prior to becoming a full-time politician, he was a Professor in the Political Science department at the Tribhuvan University and also a practicing advocate.[7]

In addition, he completed a fellowship at Tufts University, Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Boston, USA in International Relations and Foreign Policy decision making in 1982.

Political career

Early Political Career

KC won a seat in the 1981 Rastriya Panchayat Election, contesting as an independent at the instructions of the senior Congress leadership.[8] KC first served as the State Minister for Health under Surya Bahadur Thapa from 1982 to 1983 and then as the Minister for Health, Education and Physical Planning from 1995 to 1999.[9][10] KC was elected as a member of parliament twice in the 1991 and 1994 parliamentary elections.[7][11]

On September 21, 2010, KC was elected for the third time as the Central Committee member in the 12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, securing the 2nd highest votes - 2,034 out of 3,087 votes cast.

Minister of Urban Development (2016 - 2017)

During his stint at the Ministry of Urban Development, KC was recognized for his strong work in promoting sustainable development goals while formulating the fiscal program for the upcoming year. Under his leadership, the ministry underwent dramatic changes in terms of accountability and transparency. On April 23, 2017, KC instituted the People’s Housing Program with the goal of providing 25,000 homes to the disadvantaged communities outside the valley.[12]

In addition, on April 26, 2017, KC gave the final nod to begin the construction of the outer ring road in Kathmandu to make urbanization more systematic. The proposed 71.93 km road was shelved for over 13 years due to political infighting and corruption. The first phase of the construction of the outer ring road will commence along 6.6 km Chobhar-Gamcha-Satungal stretch from the forthcoming fiscal and cover approximately 8,000 ropanis of land area belonging to over 14,000 landowners. Of the total length of the ring road, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur will have a coverage of 35.08 km, 15.80 km and 21.05 km respectively.[13]

Current Activities

He lost in the 2017 elections to Narayan Khatiwada .[14]

KC is now a senior member of the Central Committee of the Nepali Congress party.[15]

In the 14th General Convention, KC played a leading role forming the Koirala-KC-Thapa ."[16]

Personal life

KC has five children including four daughters and one son. His 2nd oldest daughter, Anjana KC Thapa, married popular youth leader and former Health Minister Gagan Thapa.[17]

His younger brother, Jagadiswar Narsingh KC, is a popular youth leader in the Nepali Congress having built himself up from district level politics. In addition, Dr. Kedar Narsingh KC, his brother, is also well known in the medical fraternity in Nepal previously serving as the President of the Nepal Medical Council and the Director of the Tuberculosis Center in Thimi, Nepal.

Arjun Narsingh is known for his organization strength within the Congress party (pictured above) giving a speech in Kathmandu.

See also

References
  1. http://www.hdixit.org.np/quest/ANNEX-III.PDF
  2. Nepali Congress Party Archived 6 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Tenth Congress convention: When Deuba was up against another Koirala".
  4. "13 new ministers take oath from President". 26 August 2016.
  5. "शेखरको अबको बाटो : देउवा सुध्रिए सहकार्य, नभए संघर्ष". Online Khabar. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. "nepalese-people-did-not-fight-to-handover-the-regime-from-one-authoritarian-to-the-other". Telegraphnepal.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  7. Archived 3 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Shaha, Rishikesh. Politics in Nepal 1980–1990. New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 1990. p. 111.
  9. http://www.healthnet.org.np/reports/hdixit/quest/ANNEX-III.PDF
  10. Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "King Gyanendra's regime will fall". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  12. Lawaju, Hasana (23 April 2017). "Govt to build houses for disadvantaged communities". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. Sureis (8 May 2017). "Govt gives final push for outer ring road project". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  14. "Intra-party rift to blame for NC poll debacle".
  15. Sharma, Gopal (6 May 2010). "Strike chokes Nepal, U.N. seeks mission extension". Reuters. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  16. "बेग्लै हुन्थ्यो कांग्रेसको तस्वीर यी चार नेताले 'बेइमानी' नगरेका भए". Nepal Live. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  17. "What does it take to win the race for NC general secretary: Lineage, age or youth?".
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