Chakka Bahadur Lama

Chakka Bahadur Lama (born Tsewang Lama ) is a Nepalese politician belonging to CPN (UML). He had previously served as a member of parliament in the 2nd House of Representatives and the 1st Federal Parliament for Humla 1.

Early life and education Chakka Bahadur Lama was born in Bargaun in Humla District on 25 April 1959 to Takpa Tsyoden Lama and Nagderma Lama. His father, Takpa, was a Nyingmapa Lama and also the village physician. He has five brothers and three sisters. He completed his bachelor's degree in law and master's degree in sociology and anthropology from Tribhuvan University.

Political career In 1981 he became a central committee member of the All Nepal National Free Students Union (Sixth), the student union of CPN (Masal). He became the District in-charge for Humla District for CPN (Masal) in 1985. In the 1991 general elections, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Humla 1 for the electoral front of CPN (Unity Centre), Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal of which he was a central committee member. He won the elections by 8 votes.

He rejoined the CPN (Maoist) at the start of the peace process in 2006 as a central committee member. He contested in the 2nd Constituent Assembly elections in 2013 for the Unified CPN (Maoist) but lost the elections. He stood in the 2017 general elections as an independent from Humla 1 and won the elections by 47 votes.

He joined CPN (UML) on 3 October 2022 and contested the 2022 provincial elections for Karnali from Humla 1 (B), but lost to incumbent chief minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi by a margin of over 4,000 votes.

Personal life Lama is married to Rikjan Lama. His daughter was part of the People's Liberation Army during the Nepalese Civil War and was killed in Mugu District during the war. Lama features prominently in Places in Knots (2022), Martin Saxer's anthropological study of remoteness and connectivity in the Nepal Himalayas.

Electoral history

Publications

2002 Kailash Mandala: A Pilgrim's Trekking Guide