Bam Dev Gautam

Bamdev Gautam
Bamdev Gautam
	Gautam in 2015
Deputy Prime Minister; and ; Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 2014–2015
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Sushil Koirala
Preceded by	Prakash Man Singh
Succeeded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
	In office; 2008–2009
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Succeeded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
	In office; 1997–1998
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Prime Minister	Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Member of National Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2021
Preceded by	Yubraj Khatiwada
Constituency	Nominated
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
	In office; 2008–2013
Constituency	Bardiya 1
	In office; 2013–2017
Constituency	Bardiya 1
Personal details
Born	Pyuthan District
Party	Nepali Communist Party
Other political; affiliations	CPN (ML) (1998-2002); CPN (UML) (until 1998, 2002-2018); Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021); CPN (Unified Socialist) (2024-2025)
Spouse	Tulsi Thapa

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Bam Dev Gautam (Nepali: बाम देव गौतम) is a Nepalese politician and the former Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. Currently the senior leader of Nepali Communist Party, Gautam is a former Senior vice Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He is currently a member of the National Assembly nominated by the President.

Gautam left Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) on 4 September 2021 and has not joined any party yet. It was reported that he may join CPN (Unified Socialist) or float a new party of his own soon. Later Gautam wrote an election song for CPN (Unified Socialist) after which he was thought to have joined that party. Gautam announced his own party on 28 June 2022, named the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity National Campaign).