Party leaders

गगन थापा
Gagan Thapa

Party leaders Nepali Congressनेपाली काँग्रेस

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Party role
Presidentसभापति, Nepali Congressनेपाली काँग्रेस Nepali Congress
Leader since
2026-01-15 · Elected unopposed as party president at the Nepali Congress's second special general convention in Kathmandu; assumed office on 23 January 2026. Re-elected at the 15th general convention on 10 October 2026 with 6,584 of 7,013 votes cast.नेपाली कांग्रेसको काठमाडौंमा भएको दोस्रो विशेष महाधिवेशनबाट निर्विरोध सभापति निर्वाचित; २०२६ जनवरी २३ मा पदभार ग्रहण। २०२६ अक्टोबर १० मा १५औं महाधिवेशनबाट खसेका ७,०१३ मतमध्ये ६,५८४ मत ल्याई पुनः निर्वाचित। The Himalayan Times · The Kathmandu Post HT 23 Jan 2026 ('unanimously elected president during the convention held in Kathmandu on January 15'); KP 10 Oct 2026, opening paragraphs; Deuba camp's separate process: KP 11 Oct 2026 (source nc-kp-mandate)
Sources differ on the special convention's date (ekantipur reported the result on 14 January; HT gives 15 January; the Supreme Court judgment summary refers to 27–28 Poush 2082). The Election Commission recognised the convention on 17 January 2026 and a Supreme Court division bench upheld that on 17 April 2026, but in August 2026 the Court reopened the dispute on review petitions; the Commission's recognition remains valid until a fresh ruling. Former president Sher Bahadur Deuba's side is pursuing a separate convention process (KP, 11 Oct 2026).विशेष महाधिवेशनको मितिमा स्रोतहरूबीच फरक छ (इकान्तिपुरले जनवरी १४ मा नतिजा दिएको; हिमालयन टाइम्सले जनवरी १५ भनेको; सर्वोच्च अदालतको फैसलाको सारमा २०८२ पुस २७–२८)। निर्वाचन आयोगले २०२६ जनवरी १७ मा महाधिवेशनलाई मान्यता दियो र सर्वोच्च अदालतको संयुक्त इजलासले २०२६ अप्रिल १७ मा सो निर्णय सदर गर्‍यो; तर अगस्ट २०२६ मा पुनरावलोकन निवेदनमा अदालतले विवाद फेरि हेर्ने भयो। नयाँ फैसला नआएसम्म आयोगको मान्यता कायम रहन्छ। पूर्वसभापति शेरबहादुर देउवा पक्ष छुट्टै महाधिवेशन प्रक्रियामा छ (काठमाडौं पोस्ट, २०२६ अक्टोबर ११)।
In Parliament
No. Not a member of either House. He lost in Sarlahi-4 in the 5 March 2026 election (22,831 votes; the RSP winner received 35,688). His House membership for Kathmandu-4 ended when the House was dissolved in September 2025.कुनै पनि सदनको सदस्य होइन। २०८२ फागुन २१ को निर्वाचनमा सर्लाही-४ बाट पराजित (२२,८३१ मत; विजयी रास्वपा उम्मेदवारले ३५,६८८ मत)। काठमाडौं-४ को प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्यता २०२५ सेप्टेम्बरमा सदन विघटनसँगै सकियो। House of Representatives Secretariat · Election Commission House listing: no 2082 record (records 2539 and 3402 are the 2074 and 2079 terms, tenure ends 2022-09-17 and 2025-09-12); National Assembly listing (source na-members-listing): no record; EC HOR-22-4.json (Sarlahi-4)

Short biography

  • Born in Kathmandu in 1976. Studied at Siddhartha Banasthali and Tri-Chandra Campus; his declared qualification is an M.A.सन् १९७६ मा काठमाडौंमा जन्म। सिद्धार्थ वनस्थली र त्रिचन्द्र क्याम्पसमा अध्ययन; उल्लिखित शैक्षिक योग्यता एम.ए.। The Kathmandu Post · Election Commission KP 15 Jan 2026, early paragraphs; EC HOR-22-4.json field QUALIFICATION 'एम.ए.'
  • Came up through student politics: president of the Tri-Chandra campus union (1998–2000) and general secretary of the Nepal Students' Union (2002–04).विद्यार्थी राजनीतिबाट उदाउनुभयो: त्रिचन्द्र क्याम्पस स्ववियु सभापति (१९९८–२०००) र नेपाल विद्यार्थी संघका महामन्त्री (२००२–०४)। The Kathmandu Post KP 15 Jan 2026, section on student politics
  • Elected general secretary of the Nepali Congress at its 14th general convention in December 2021, with the highest vote (3,023).डिसेम्बर २०२१ मा नेपाली कांग्रेसको १४औं महाधिवेशनबाट सर्वाधिक (३,०२३) मत ल्याई महामन्त्री निर्वाचित। The Himalayan Times HT 16 Dec 2021, opening paragraphs

Offices held

  • Member, Constituent Assembly (proportional representation)संविधानसभा सदस्य (समानुपातिक) 2008–2012 The Kathmandu Post KP 15 Jan 2026 ('the party placed him on its proportional representation list')
  • Member, Constituent Assembly / Legislature-Parliament (Kathmandu-4)संविधानसभा / व्यवस्थापिका-संसद् सदस्य (काठमाडौं-४) 2013–2017 Kantipur Election profile, results history
  • Minister for Healthस्वास्थ्यमन्त्री 2016-08–2017-06 The Kathmandu Post KP 5 Jun 2017, article body
  • Member, House of Representatives (Kathmandu-4)प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य (काठमाडौं-४) 2017–2022-09-17 House of Representatives Secretariat Record id 2539, registered 2074, tenure_end_date 2022-09-17
  • Member, House of Representatives (Kathmandu-4)प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य (काठमाडौं-४) 2022–2025-09-12 House of Representatives Secretariat Record id 3402, registered 2079, tenure_end_date 2025-09-12

Documented achievements

  • 2017-06-05 As Health Minister (2016–17), around 20 health policies, acts and regulations were formulated, drafted or amended, according to a Kathmandu Post review; they included hospital pharmacy regulations that set up pharmacies in 61 government hospitals selling medicines at about half the market price, free kidney transplants, and limits on state-funded treatment abroad for politicians. Free cardiac treatment for children was introduced in the same period.स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री रहँदा (२०१६–१७) करिब २० वटा स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी नीति, ऐन र नियमावली बनाइएका, मस्यौदा वा संशोधन गरिएका थिए (काठमाडौं पोस्टको समीक्षा); तीमध्ये ६१ सरकारी अस्पतालमा बजार मूल्यको करिब आधा मूल्यमा औषधि बेच्ने अस्पताल फार्मेसी नियमावली, निःशुल्क मिर्गौला प्रत्यारोपण, र नेताहरूको सरकारी खर्चमा विदेश उपचारमा कडाइ थिए। सोही अवधिमा बालबालिकाका लागि निःशुल्क मुटु उपचार सुरु भयो। The Kathmandu Post KP 5 Jun 2017, article body
  • 2022-11 Won Kathmandu-4 in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election and the 2017 and 2022 House elections.२०७० को संविधानसभा र २०७४ तथा २०७९ को प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचनमा काठमाडौं-४ बाट विजयी। Kantipur · House of Representatives Secretariat Kantipur election profile, results history; House listing records 2539 and 3402

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Sources

  1. प्रतिनिधि सभा: माननीय सदस्यहरू (member listing; data from the page's own listing API) Checked 2026-10-11
  2. House of Representatives Election 2082: FPTP results by constituency, with candidate records Checked 2026-10-11
  3. NC President Gagan Thapa assumes office today Checked 2026-10-11
  4. Gagan Thapa wins Congress presidency with 94 percent of the vote Checked 2026-10-11
  5. Gagan Thapa's long political journey to party leadership Checked 2026-10-11
  6. Gagan Thapa, Bishwaprakash Sharma are the new general secretaries of Nepali Congress Checked 2026-10-11
  7. Candidate profile: Gagan Kumar Thapa Checked 2026-10-11
  8. Thapa scores high for reforms Checked 2026-10-11
  9. SC legitimizes special general convention of Nepali Congress Checked 2026-10-11
  10. Supreme Court reopens Nepali Congress leadership row Checked 2026-10-11