Amod Prasad Upadhyay (; 29 March 1936 – 14 December 2025) was a Nepalese social worker and politician.Constituent Assembly of Nepal, Member Details (Nepali). Retrieved Sep 18, 2013
Early life Upadhyay was born in Biratnagar on 29 March 1936, to Janak Prasad Upadhyay and Chandrakumari Upadhyay. He studied at Adarsha Vidyala in Biratnagar and completed his higher secondary education from Benaras, India. He held a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University.
Political career Upadhyay joined politics in 1956 as a Nepali Congress activist. An active member of the outlawed political opposition from 1960 to 1990, he was arrested and imprisoned several times by the Panchayat regime for his pro-democracy activities. He spent a total of 16 months under arrest.
He participated in the 1990 People's Movement and served in the Rashtriya Sabha from 1991 to 1995 as a nominated member. He contested and won the 1999 by-elections for the Pratinidhi Sabha from the Morang-1 seat vacated by Girija Prasad Koirala. Upadhyay was Nepal's Minister for Education and Sports from March 2000 to May 2002 in the cabinets of Girija Prasad Koirala and Sher Bahadur Deuba.Members of the Council of Ministers (July 25, 2001) . Retrieved Sep 18, 2013
Upadhyay protested the royal takeover of February 1, 2005 and was held in detention for several weeks by the government of King Gyanendra citing the Public Security Act (PSA).Asian Human Rights Commission, List of arrested political leaders and human rights defenders. February 18, 2005. Following the 2006 democracy movement and the reinstatement of the Pratinidhi Sabha, he served as the Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party in the reinstated house and the interim-parliament. In May 2008, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal from Morang-1 and was a member of the Judicial System and Security Special committees.Constituent Assembly of Nepal, Member Details . Retrieved Sep 18, 2013
The party's general convention in 2010 elected Upadhyay to the party's Central Working Committee (CWC) from Koshi Zone. My Republica, NC Elects Inclusive CWC. Sep 27, 2010 He was picked by the CWC to head the Disciplinary Committee of the party on August 15, 2012.The Kathmandu Post, NC for judicial review of Khadka verdict, Aug 16, 2012. Retrieved Dec 12, 2013. "Thursday's CWC meeting also picked heads of three departments of the party. Leaders Amod Prasad Upadhyay, Yadunath Khanal and Ramkrisna Ghimire were picked as chiefs of the party’s Disciplinary Committee, Election Committee and Accounts Committee respectively. Chiefs of other departments were already picked by President Sushil Koirala about two weeks ago."
Upadhyay was the Nepali Congress candidate for the 2013 constituent assembly elections from the Morang-1 constituency My Republica, NC picks FPTP candidates for 235 constituencies , Oct 1, 2013. Retrieved Oct 10, 2013 losing to Rishikesh Pokhrel of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML).
Death Upadhyay died in Kathmandu, Nepal on 14 December 2025, at the age of 89.
Electoral history 1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Elections Morang-1 Election Commission of Nepal, Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates , Retrieved Sep 18, 2013
Party Candidate Votes Status Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyay 26,501 ElectedCommunist Party of Nepal (UML) Ram Kumar Rai 12,601
2008 Constituent Assembly Election Morang-1 Election Commission of Nepal, Constituency-wise Total Voters, Vote Cast, Valid Vote, Invalid Vote and its Percentage in FPTP Election System. Retrieved Nov 02, 2013. Election Commission of Nepal, Results in District(Map).(Nepali). (Requires Nepali PCS Font). Retrieved Nov 02, 2013.
Upadhyay was the only Nepali Congress candidate elected from the nine seats contested by the party in Morang district in this election.Election Commission of Nepal, District Wise Top 3 Candidates, Retrieved Sep 18, 2013. Shekhar Koirala was subsequently elected in the by-election for the Morang-7 seat vacated by Bijaya Kumar Gachhedar
Party Candidate Votes % Status Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyay 11,105 24.30 ElectedCommunist Party of Nepal (UML) Ganga Devi Dangi 8,799 19.26 M.P.R.F - Nepal Tulu Ram Rajbansi 7,710 16.87 CPN (Maoist)Shanta Maya Rai 6,94515.20Nepal Sadbhawana Party Abdul Rahim Miya6,16513.49CPN (ML)Tusli Prasad Siwakoti1,4223.11Rastriya Prajatantra PartyRatna Rai1,0362.27Others2,5155.50Total45,697100 Total Voters: 73,187 Votes Cast: 49,172 (67.19%) Valid Votes: 45,697
2013 Constituent Assembly Election Morang-1 Ekantipur, Constituent Assembly Election, 2070. Retrieved Nov, 23, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %StatusCommunist Party of Nepal (UML) Rishikesh Pokharel 14,00034.17 Elected Nepali Congress Amod Prasad Upadhyay 10,940 26.70 UCPN (Maoist)Ganesh Uprety 6,50115.87M.P.R.F - Nepal Binod Kumar Singh Gangain 3,359 8.19 M.P.R.F - Loktantrik Mohammad Mahtab Alam 2,048 5.00Nepal Sadbhawana Party Abdul Rahim Miya1,2953.16Others2,8326.91Total40,975100 Total Voters: 54,722 Votes Cast:44,191 (80.76%) Valid Votes: 40,975
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