Deepak Bohara

Bohora was active in Nepalese politics for four decades as a member of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. In 1979, he was elected as a member of the National Panchayat from Rupandehi. He was appointed Assistant Tourism Minister in 1982, and was promoted to State Minister for Tourism in 1984. 2017 election In the 2017 House of Representatives election, Bohora was defeated by Ghanashyam Bhusal of the CPN-UML. Bhusal had the support of the Maoist Center, while Bohora was backed by the Nepali Congress. In this election, Bohora secured 27,422 votes, challenging the strong left alliance candidate Bhusal, who won with 32,000 votes. 2022 election Despite having been diagnosed with throat cancer, he successfully contested the election. His condition rendered him unable to speak, he was able to communicate through fellow RPP lawmakers in Parliament. == Corruption scandal ==

Bohora was implicated in corruption involving the land procurement by the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation. A parliamentary inquiry into the land deal concluded that as Minister of Supplies, Bohora had embezzled over Rs 1.5 billion from landowners in Jhapa, Sarlahi, Chitwan and Bhairahawa, who had received less than Rs 500 million in total for their land although the NOC had disbursed Rs 2 billion. == Death ==

Bohara died in Kathmandu on 1 April 2025, a day after his 74th birthday. He had been experiencing health issues since contracting COVID-19 in 2020. Though he recovered, the virus left him with serious throat issues that progressively worsened. He was later diagnosed with throat cancer. Bohara is survived by his two wives, Manju and Unnati Shila, and his two sons, Gaurav and Prajwal. He also had a daughter, who died in 2024. == References ==