Profile of President-elect Paudel: A socialist thinker and political mediator becomes Head of the State

March 10, Kathmandu: President elect  Ramchandra Poudel was born to the parents- Hrishi Maya and Durga Prasad Paudel at Mirlung Bahunpokhara of Tanahun district (presently Vyas Municipality -8, Risti) on 14 October 1944.

 Poudel currently resides at Boharatar, Balaju Height in Kathmandu.

Born to an agrarian family, Poudel is married to Sabita Paudel and is father to four daughters-Sharmila, Sangyan, Anugyan, Abagyan, and a son –Chintan Paudel.

The President-elect holds a MA degree from Tribhuvan University in 1970, and earned Bachelors in Sanskrit (Shastri) from Valmiki Vidyapeeth, Kathmandu in 1967.

Similarly, his school education (SLC) was completed from Nandiratri Secondary School, Naxal, Kathmandu in 1963 and IA from Saraswoti College, Kathmandu in 1966. The president-elect has had a very significant social and political career. He was the founder secretary of the Himalayan Chhatra Sangh; chairperson, secretary and executive member of Nepal Students’ Union from 1960 to 1967. He involved in the Student Union campaign as the general secretary of the Nepal Sanskrit Students’ Association and participated in the Kathmandu Conference in 1962. He was founder president of the Gandaki Chhatra Sangh in 1966. Paudel also served as founder general secretary of the Democratic Socialist Youth League in 1967. He was inspired to join the democratic movement since an early age of 15 against coup d’etat that dissolved the first popularly elected parliament and jailed the leaders including Prime Minister BP Koirala on 15 December 1960.