Sunar, who was the candidate of the National Independent Party in Banke Constituency No. 3 in the House of Representatives elections, entered parliament for the first time by being elected by a margin of 9,942 votes.
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Social activist Khagendra Sunar, who has been fighting against the state structure for a long time for the rights and empowerment of the Dalit community, has entered parliament. Sunar, who became the candidate of the National Independent Party in Banke Constituency No. 3 in the House of Representatives election, was elected by a margin of 9,942 votes and entered parliament for the first time.
He got 29,551 votes. Suman Malla of UML was defeated with 19,608 votes. Amar Singh Pun of Nepali Congress got 13,135 votes. The Rashtriya Swatantra Party had fielded activist Khagendra Sunar in Banke-3. He was born in 2047 BS in Shastakot, Narayan Municipality, Dailekh.
He was never deterred by abuse and applause, who kept getting into controversy over his statements. Focusing on his goals and plans, he turned to politics with the belief that the people's voice should be prioritized.
Khagendra, who hails from Dailekh, studied from class 8 to 12 in Birendranagar, Surkhet. He started his career in art in 2066 BS and started journalism from Radio Panchkoshi. He graduated in political science and history and also did journalism in Kathmandu.
Along with journalism, he became the coordinator of the ‘Dalit Campaign for Dalits’. After the murder of 6 youths including Nawaraj BK of Rukum Paschim in 2077 BS, Khagendra gained attention as a fierce and aggressive activist in the Dalit movement. Khagendra had been running a campaign called ‘What about Dalits?’ since 2078 BS.
He came to the limelight after wearing nails on his body and staging various symbolic protests at his ancestral home in Kathmandu since 23 Shrawan 2081 BS. Khagendra, who introduced himself as a social activist, said that this victory was not his own but the victory of the people’s mandate. "This is a victory for the trust of the voters of the entire constituency number 3," he said. "Now it is my responsibility to protect and safeguard the respect of the people's votes. Right now, I am going from house to house to thank the people."
