Bhim Prasad Dahal
Member of Lok Sabha
In office
1996–2004
Preceded byDil Kumari Bhandari
Succeeded byNakul Das Rai
ConstituencySikkim
Personal details
Born
Bhim Prasad Dahal

(1954-11-02)2 November 1954
Timburbong, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died6 March 2022(2022-03-06) (aged 67)
Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Political partySikkim Democratic Front
Residence(s)New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma materGovernment College, Darjeeling, North Bengal University
OccupationAgriculturist, Journalist

Bhim Prasad Dahal (29 November 1954 – 6 March 2022) was an Indian politician and writer who was a leader of Sikkim Democratic Front. Dahal served as member of the Lok Sabha representing Sikkim. He was elected to the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha.[1]

Personal life

Dahal was born in Timburbong, West Sikkim district. He entered government service as a district information officer, and later became an undersecretary to the state government. He was also an author, receiving the Sahitya Akademi Award to Nepali Writers for his novel Droha (2006).[2][3]

Dahal died at Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial Hospital in Gangtok from renal failure on 6 March 2022, at the age of 67.[4]

References

  1. "Members Bioprofile -". Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "Former Sikkim MP Bhim Prasad Dahal dead". www.uniindia.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. Dahal, Bhim (2006). Droha : sāmājika upanyāsa (in Nepali). Gangtok: Janapaksha Prakashan. OCLC 738653311.
  4. "Sikkim : SDF Will Constitute Committee To Assemble Literary Works Of Late MP - Bhim Dahal". Northeast Today. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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