Communist Party of Nepal (United)

Communist Party of Nepal (United)
नेपाल कम्यूनिष्ट पार्टी (संयुक्त)
PresidentGanesh Shah
SecretarySunil Manandher
Founded2007
Dissolved2017
Merged intoCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism
Political positionLeft-wing
Election symbol

Communist Party of Nepal (United) was a political party in Nepal. It was founded in 2007, following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist).

Chandra Dev Joshi chairman of the party and Sunil Manandhar general secretary of the party. In 2008 Nepal's first openly homosexual representative, Sunil Babu Pant was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the party list.[1]

The party merged into CPN (Maoist Centre) on 11 October 2017 ahead of the 2017 elections.[2][3]

  1. ^ Pokharel, Tilak (2008-09-20). "In Conservative Nepal, a Tribune for the 'Third Gender' Speaks Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. ^ "CPN-United to merge with Maoist Center". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. ^ "नेकपा (संयुक्त) माओवादी केन्द्रसँग मिल्दै". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 2022-07-04.