Harka Sampang Rai- Bio, Age, Career, Family, & More

Harka Raj Sampang Rai- Dharan Mayor [Updated 2024]

Harka Raj Sampang Rai is an active Nepalese politician and the mayor of the Dharan Sub-Metropolitan city of Sunsari District of Nepal.

In the Nepalese local election of 2022, he was elected as an independent candidate for the position of mayor, with ‘Lauro’ as his electoral symbol.

Harka Sampang Rai – Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Position, Income & More

When was Harka Raj Sampang Rai Born? Age

Harka Sampang Rai was born on 27 February 1983 in Khartamchha, Khotang, Nepal. As of 2024, his age is 40 and his full name is Harka Raj Sampang Rai.

He holds Nepali nationality and is of Kirati ethnicity. According to an astrologer chart, his zodiac sign is Pisces.

Talking about his family details and Education details

Harka Sampang Rai’s father’s name is Til Bikram Rai and he was a former British Gurkha. Rai has not mentioned his mother’s name and her profession. He also has not shared his parent’s profession. He grew up with his sister Rukmini.

He completed his SLC in his hometown Khartamchha, Khotang. Then he joined Mahendra Multiple Campus in Dharan where he completed his higher studies in a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).

Harka Rai- Career

Harka Sampang Rai searched for employment in Malaysia and the other two foreign countries after finishing his higher education.

After working abroad for six years, he came to Dharan and introduced the National Unity Network against corruption. He also began driving an auto-rickshaw.

Sampang was quite active in social services and politics. In 2016, Rai served as the coordinator of the persons displaced by the expansion of the Madan Bhandari Inner Terai Highway.

Political Career

Harka Sampang Rai appeared as an independent candidate for mayor of Dharan in the 2019 local election but received just 422 votes.

He fought for mayor again in the 2022 elections as an independent candidate and was elected with 39.8 percent of the vote. In total, he got 20,821 votes and he got the seat of mayor.

In the election time, he said, “The people’s representatives who came to power misused it, and on the election field I was in a position to fight, ‘he says of the reason the people believed,’ even if I lost the by-election, I was always among the people. Walking around understanding the problems in Tol Tol, seeing my loyalty.”

Some motives (Harka Sampang Rai)

• I will give priority to stopping the leakage of drinking water and the black market immediately.
• I would not join any party as the political parties were hiding the crime.
• I like communism in principle but I am not a member of any party.
• I work for the benefit of the poor, I protect them.

He additionally took part in protests against tax increases, unlawful sand extraction from rivers, and Dharan’s water shortage.

In addition, he earns around 40k to 50k monthly. There is no information about his net worth.

Height and Weight

Harka Sampang Rai has a height of 5 feet 5 inches and weighs around 70kg. Looking at his outer appearance, he has black hair and a pair of black eyes.

Social Media

Harka Sampang Rai is quite active on his Facebook page and Twitter account. He has 740k followers on his Facebook page under the username @harkasampangarevolution.

Since June 2016, he has been active on his Twitter account and he has 59.8k followers with a verified account. To this date, he is not active on Instagram and other social sites.

Fact About Harka Sampang Rai

• Sampang is mayor of Dharan.
• Harka Sampang Rai loves to play guitar and singing.
• He is also a sports personality.
• In his free time, he loves to do social services.

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