Purna Bahadur Khadka

Purna Bahadur Khadka
पूर्ण बहादुर खड्का
Khadka in 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
31 March 2023 – 4 March 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice PresidentRam Sahaya Yadav
Preceded byBishnu Prasad Paudel
Minister of Defence
In office
31 March 2023 – 4 March 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Paudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice PresidentRam Sahaya Yadav
Preceded byPushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice-president of Nepali Congress
Assumed office
16 December 2021
Serving with Dhanraj Gurung
PresidentSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byBimalendra Nidhi
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025
ConstituencySurkhet 1
Personal details
Born (1956-02-29) 29 February 1956
PartyNepali Congress
SpouseRatna Khadka
Parent
  • Prem Bahadur Khadka (father)
EducationTribhuvan University
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Purna Bahadur Khadka is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress, who previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal and as Minister for Home and Defence at two different times. A six time parliamentarian Khadka has been working at strength of acting president of Nepali Congress party.

In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he won the election from Surkhet 1 (constituency). He was elected as Vice President of the Nepali Congress on 14th general convention of Nepali Congress held from December 13 to 15 in Kathmandu.