Bhim Prasad Dahal | |
Birth Name: | Bhim Prasad Dahal |
Birth Date: | 2 November 1954 |
Birth Place: | Timburbong, Kingdom of Sikkim |
Death Place: | Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
Office: | Member of Lok Sabha |
Constituency: | Sikkim |
Term Start: | 1996 |
Term End: | 2004 |
Predecessor: | Dil Kumari Bhandari |
Successor: | Nakul Das Rai |
Party: | Sikkim Democratic Front |
Alma Mater: | Government College, Darjeeling, North Bengal University |
Residence: | Tadong, Gangtok--> |
Residence: | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Occupation: | Agriculturist, 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]
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]