| Honorific prefix | Honourable |
|---|---|
| Native name | अशोककुमार राई |
| Office | Chairman of People's Socialist Party |
| Predecessor | position established |
| Term start | 6 June 2024 |
| Office 1 | Minister of Education, Science and Technology |
| Term start 1 | 31 March 2023 |
| Term end 1 | 6 March 2024 |
| President 1 | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Vice president 1 | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Prime minister 1 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Predecessor 1 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Successor 1 | Sumana Shrestha |
| Office 2 | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term start 2 | 22 December 2022 |
| Term end 2 | 12 September 2025 |
| Predecessor 2 | Jay Kumar Rai |
| Successor 2 | Harka Sampang (elect) |
| Constituency 2 | Sunsari 1 |
| Term start 3 | October 1994 |
| Term end 3 | May 1999 |
| Predecessor 3 | Kul Prasad Sharma |
| Successor 3 | Shiva Kumar Basnet |
| Constituency 3 | Khotang 2 |
| Term start 4 | May 1991 |
| Term end 4 | August 1994 |
| Predecessor 4 | Constituency established |
| Successor 4 | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency 4 | Khotang 3 |
| Office 5 | Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly for Federal Socialist Party list |
| Term start 5 | 21 January 2014 |
| Term end 5 | 14 October 2018 |
| Birth date | August 30, 1957 (age 69) |
| Birth place | Udayapur District, Nepal |
| Party | Janata Samajbadi |
| Other party | CPN (UML) (until 2012) FSP (2012–2015) FSF-N (2015–2019) Socialist Party (2019–2020) |
| Spouse | Sushila Shrestha[1] |
Ashok Kumar Rai (Nepali: अशोककुमार राई) is a Nepalese politician and chairman of the newly formed People's Socialist Party. Rai is also the current MP for Sunsari 1 and the former Minister for Science, Education and Technology of Nepal.
Political life
He was previously the vice-chairman of CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) before he broke off with other indigenous leaders in the party to form the Federal Socialist Party.[2] He later merged the party with Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum and Khas Samabesi Party to form the Federal Socialist Forum.[3]
He was elected to the House of Representatives from Sunsari 1 at the 2022 general elections. He had previously served as an MP from Khotang 2 and Khotang 3 after being elected at the 1991 and 1994 elections, respectively. He was also elected as a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly from the Federal Socialist Party list.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "अशोक राई र श्रीमती सुशीला श्रेष्ठ दुवै सांसद". Drishti News - Nepalese News Portal. 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai". Sanghiya Samajbadi Party formed under Rai. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ "Upendra Yadav, Ashok Rai announce unity, form FSF-N". thehimalayantimes.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ "Ashok Kumar Rai elected HoR member from Sunsari-1". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.