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 "markdown": "# Nar Bahadur Dahal\n\nNar Bahadur Dahal is an Indian politician from Sikkim, belonging to the [Sikkim Krantikari Morcha](https://www.edgepedia.org/sikkim-krantikari-morcha) (SKM), who serves as [Minister](https://www.edgepedia.org/minister-government) for the Roads & Bridges Department in the Government of Sikkim.<sup>[1](https://www.sikkim.gov.in/media/news-announcement/news-info?name=Sikkim%2BLegislative%2BAssembly%2BConcludes%2BBudget%2BSession%252C%2BApproves%2BRs%2B16196%2BCrore%2BBudget)</sup> He is a member of the [Sikkim Legislative Assembly](https://www.edgepedia.org/sikkim-legislative-assembly) from the Khamdong-Singtam constituency, which he won in the 2024 assembly election.<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM)<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup> |\n| Current office | Minister, Roads & Bridges Department, Government of Sikkim<sup>[1](https://www.sikkim.gov.in/media/news-announcement/news-info?name=Sikkim%2BLegislative%2BAssembly%2BConcludes%2BBudget%2BSession%252C%2BApproves%2BRs%2B16196%2BCrore%2BBudget)</sup>; Member of the Legislative Assembly, Khamdong-Singtam<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup> |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nDahal is a member of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM).<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup>\n\n## Career\n\nDahal was elected to the Sikkim Legislative Assembly from the Khamdong-Singtam constituency in the 2024 assembly election, held on April 19, 2024.<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup> He serves as Minister-in-Charge of the Roads & Bridges Department in the Government of Sikkim.<sup>[1](https://www.sikkim.gov.in/media/news-announcement/news-info?name=Sikkim%2BLegislative%2BAssembly%2BConcludes%2BBudget%2BSession%252C%2BApproves%2BRs%2B16196%2BCrore%2BBudget)</sup> During the 2025-26 financial year, he was nominated as a member of the Committee on Government Assurances of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, alongside MLAs L N Sharma, who chairs the committee, and Erung Tenzing Lepcha.<sup>[1](https://www.sikkim.gov.in/media/news-announcement/news-info?name=Sikkim%2BLegislative%2BAssembly%2BConcludes%2BBudget%2BSession%252C%2BApproves%2BRs%2B16196%2BCrore%2BBudget)</sup>\n\n## Electoral history\n\nIn the 2024 Sikkim legislative assembly election, Dahal won the Khamdong-Singtam constituency, securing 5,882 votes with a margin of 1,739, according to the [Election Commission of India](https://www.edgepedia.org/election-commission-of-india).<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup> The contest in the constituency, one of 32 assembly constituencies in Sikkim located in the southern part of the state, included Mani Kumar Sharma of the Sikkim Democratic Front, Tanka Nath Adhikari of the [Indian National Congress](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-national-congress), and Chetan Sapkota of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party).<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup> In the 2019 election in the constituency, Mani Kumar Sharma of the SKM won, defeating Garjaman Gurung of the Sikkim Democratic Front by a margin of 873 votes.<sup>[3](https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/sikkim/2019/khamdong-singtam/)</sup> In an earlier election in the constituency, in 2014, Somnath Poudyal of the Sikkim Democratic Front won, with Mani Kumar Sharma, then of the SKM, coming second.<sup>[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Sikkim Legislative Assembly Concludes Budget Session, Approves Rs 16196 Crore Budget](https://www.sikkim.gov.in/media/news-announcement/news-info?name=Sikkim%2BLegislative%2BAssembly%2BConcludes%2BBudget%2BSession%252C%2BApproves%2BRs%2B16196%2BCrore%2BBudget)\n2. [Khamdong Singtam Assembly Election Result 2024: Nar Bahadur Dahal of SKM wins election - Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/khamdong-singtam-assembly-election-results-2024-khamdong-singtam-sikkim-elections-poll-result-winner-nar-bahadur-dahal-sikkim-krantikari-morcha/articleshow/110637169.cms)\n3. [Khamdong singtam (indiavotes.com)](https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/sikkim/2019/khamdong-singtam/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › East and Central Indian politicians › Chief ministers and ministers › Surnames A to K*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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