Independent Harka Raj Rai Mayor of Dharan

About Harka Sampang

Harka Sampang :	Harka Raj Rai
D.O.B:	February 27, 1983
Religion:	Kirat and Hindu
Nationality:	Nepali
Marital Status:	Married
Birth Place:	Khotang, Kopilabasgadi
Current Address:	Susari, Dharan
Height:	5feet5inches

He gained 20,821 votes whilst his closest contender Kishor Rai of Nepali Congress (NC) acquired 16,051 votes. Similarly, CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Indra Bikram Begha became elected the deputy mayor of Dharan after defeating his closest contender Padam Limbu of CPN-UML.

It appears the humans of Dharan should not region their acceptance as true inside the essential political events and their candidates. Sampang, even without the guidance of a political party, becomes capable of amassing the religion of many in Dharan. A neighborhood of Dharan and a voter withinside the current neighborhood election, Parshuram Rai says he voted for Sampang as he felt the unbiased candidate become `right`. “We had been balloting because 1991. But no person has finished what they stated they could do. Sampang has been talking on behalf of the public. He has hostile corruption; he has fought for the development of BP Hospital. I pondered all of this and voted for him,” he says.

Sampang has emphasized consuming water as a key problem in his mayoral campaign. The delivery of consuming water stays an extreme quandary in Dharan. Although a USD 22 million consuming water delivery venture was added earlier, the negligence of the people`s representatives has didn’t materialize the venture even to the date. He received the hearts of hundreds of thousands while he protested in opposition to corruption withinside the venture. Banu Rai says she has emerged as pissed off having to shop for consuming water at Rs 1 in line with liter. Rai, who become additionally a candidate for the ward chairperson election in Dharan-11, says Sampang is self-much less and a person of his word. While she did now no longer win the election, she locations self-belief that he might carry accurate governance and make Dharan corruption-free.

Sampang additionally regards that human beings have depended on him for representing the troubles that the human beings face. “I even have now no longer raised any huge problems. I even have raised topics that are associated with human beings’ day-by-day lives. The human beings do now no longer need huge things,” he says. “I even have spoken concerning consuming water, corruption in BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences and municipality, avenue conditions, and inflation. These are all problems of human beings. That is why they have got given me their support,” he mentions.

Who is Sampang?

Born in Khotang`s Khartamchha withinside the 12 months of 1982 to an ex-British Army soldier, Sampatang moved to Dharan withinside the 12 months in 1998 to pursue a better education. He graduated from Mahendra Multiple Campus in politics and sociology.

He taught English and computers at a tuition center in Dharan for a brief period. In pursuance of his work, he has also spent six years in Iraq and Afghanistan. Having a keen passion for literature, he writes and sings songs as well. He also has an album called ‘Missing Heart’ released a decade ago.

Although Sampang claims to be ideologically near communism, he does now no longer intend to sign up for any political party. He believes in operating in the direction of the welfare of the terrible and disadvantaged. “I do now no longer intend to stay in politics. We needed to come due to the fact the leaders of the political events had been now no longer good,” says Sampang.

Sampang Interview Before Election