Chandan Kumar Singh () is a Nepalese politician serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal from Bara 2 Parliamentary constituency in the 2026 Nepalese General Election. He secured 35,590 votes and defeated his closest contender Ramkishor Prasad Yadav of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal.
Early and personal life Chandan Kumar Singh was born in Devtal, Bara, Nepal, on 10 April 1983. He was born to Bishwanath Singh and Saraswati Devi Singh. His father was a political leader and served as then Bara District Development Committee President in the Panchayati system.
He graduated in political science and sociology. He was married and had two children.
Politics He joined the Nepal Sadbhawana Party affiliated student union to start his political career. In 2009, he entered Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party to focus on Madhesh based politics.
Singh contested the chairmanship of Devtal Rural Municipality as a representative of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal during the 2017 local elections and secured first place with 2,330 votes. He ran again for the same position in 2022 local election but lost to Uday Prasad Yadav. He joined Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2026.
Electoral performance Election Year Constituency Contested for Political party Result Votes % of votesRef. Nepal local election 2017 Devtal Rural Municipality Chairman Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 2,330 28.65% Nepal local election 2022 Devtal Rural Municipality Chairman Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal 3,575 33.32% Nepal general election 2026 Bara 2 Pratinidhi Sabha member Rastriya Swatantra Party 35,590 48.91%
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