Krishna Kumar Shrestha


Krishna Kumar Shrestha is a Nepali communist politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He defeated incumbent, senior Nepali Congress leader, Ram Chandra Paudel, in Tanahun-1 constituency.

Early life

Shrestha was born on December 22, 1967, in Jamune-9 of Tanahun, to Kewal Bahadur and Lesh Kumari Shrestha. He has an education up to proficiency certificate level.

Political career

He joined politics in 1985. As of 2013, he was an advisor to CPN UML, Tanahun.
He was a candidate for the CPN UML in Tanahun-2 constituency in the 2013 constituent assembly election but lost to senior leader of Nepali Congress, Ram Chandra Paudel.
He was elected from Tanahun-1 constituency in the 2017 legislative election under the first-past-the-post system, as a joint candidate of the left alliance. He defeated incumbent Ram Chandra Paudel by more than 6,000 votes. He received 34,492 votes to Paudel's 27,690.

Personal life

He has two sons.