Thakur Prasad Gaire

Thakur Prasad Gaire is a Nepalese politician belonging to the CPN (UML). He served as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal and was the Chairperson of the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee on the Implementation of Directive Principles, Policies and Obligations of the State.

Political career Gaire began his political journey through student politics, serving as the president of the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU). In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives from Palpa 2, defeating Som Prasad Pandey of the CPN (Unified Socialist) by a margin of 3,966 votes.

In the 2026 Nepalese general election (2082 BS), Gaire sought re-election from the same constituency but was defeated by Madhav Bahadur Thapa of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

Electoral history 2026 general election: Palpa-2 Party Candidate Votes % Rastriya Swatantra Party Madhav Bahadur Thapa 26,736 48.15 Nepali Congress Himal Datta Shrestha 12,992 23.40 CPN (UML) Thakur Prasad Gaire 10,503 18.91 CPN (Unified Socialist) Som Prasad Pandey 5,288 9.54 Majority 13,744

2022 general election: Palpa-2 Party Candidate Votes CPN (UML) Thakur Prasad Gaire 27,737 CPN (Unified Socialist) Som Prasad Pandey 23,771 Majority 3,966