Arjun Narasingha K.C.
Arjun Narasingha K.C. () (born 27 September 1950), also known as ANKC, is a Nepali politician belonging to the Nepali Congress. KC was appointed minister five times in different coalition governments. He most served as the Minister of Urban Development in the Second Dahal Cabinet from 2016 to 2017. KC has been elected to the national legislature a total of three times from his constituency of Nuwakot. He was the Joint General Secretary of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the spokesperson of the party. KC played a vital role in forming the Koirala- Gagan Thapa Panel leading up  to the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress. He successfully closed a deal with Sekhar Koirala Camp as his son-in-law Gagan Thapa as General Secretary candidate. He is now a Senior Leader in the Koirala-KC-Thapa camp. Education. KC holds a master's degree in political science from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Prior to becoming a full-time politician, he was a Professor in the Political Science department at the Tribhuvan University and also a practicing advocate. In addition, he completed a fellowship at Tufts University, Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Boston, USA in International Relations and  Foreign Policy decision making in 1982. Political career. Early Political Career. KC won a seat in the 1981 Rastriya Panchayat Election, contesting as an independent at the instructions of the senior Congress leadership. KC first served as the State Minister for Health under Surya Bahadur Thapa from 1982 to 1983 and then as the Minister for Health, Education and Physical Planning from 1995 to 1999. KC was elected as a member of parliament twice in the 1991 and 1994 parliamentary elections. On September 21, 2010, KC was elected for the third time as the Central Committee member in the 12th  General Convention of the Nepali Congress, securing the 2nd highest votes - 2,034 out of 3,087 votes cast. Minister of Urban Development (2016 - 2017). During his stint at the Ministry of Urban Development, KC was recognized for his strong work in promoting sustainable development goals while formulating the fiscal program for the upcoming year. Under his leadership, the ministry underwent dramatic changes in terms of accountability and transparency. On April 23, 2017, KC instituted the "People’s Housing Program" with the goal of providing 25,000 homes to the disadvantaged communities outside the valley. In addition, on April 26, 2017, KC gave  the final nod to begin the construction of the "outer ring road" in Kathmandu to make urbanization more systematic. The proposed 71.93 km road was shelved for over 13 years due to political infighting and corruption. The first phase of the construction of the outer ring road will commence along 6.6 km Chobhar-Gamcha-Satungal stretch from the forthcoming fiscal and cover approximately 8,000 ropanis of land area belonging to over 14,000 landowners. Of the total length of the ring road, Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur will have a coverage of 35.08 km, 15.80 km and 21.05 km respectively. Current Activities . He lost in the 2017 elections to Narayan Khatiwada . KC is now a senior member of the Central Committee of the Nepali Congress party. In the 14th General Convention, KC played a leading role forming the Koirala-KC-Thapa ." Personal life. KC has five children including four daughters and one son. His 2nd oldest daughter, Anjana KC Thapa, married popular youth leader and former Health Minister Gagan Thapa. His younger brother, Jagadiswar Narsingh KC, is a popular youth leader in the Nepali Congress having built himself up from district level politics. In addition, Dr. Kedar Narsingh KC, his brother, is  also well known in the medical fraternity in Nepal previously serving as the President of the Nepal Medical Council and the Director of the Tuberculosis Center in Thimi, Nepal.