Subaschandra Nemwang

Honourable Subas Chandra Nembang MP
सुवासचन्द्र नेम्वाङ
Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office 2010–2015
President	Ram Baran Yadav Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Deputy	Chitra Lekha Yadav
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Onsari Gharti Magar
State Minister for Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
In office 1994–1995
Monarch	Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
Prime Minister	Man Mohan Adhikari
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office 4 March 2018 – 12 September 2023
Preceded by	Himself (as member of the Constituent Assembly)
Succeeded by	Suhang Nembang
Constituency	Ilam 2
In office May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded by	Kul Bahadur Gurung
Succeeded by	Himself (as member of the Constituent Assembly)
Constituency	Ilam 2
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Constituency	Ilam 2
Member of Parliament, Rastriya Sabha
In office 13 November 1995 – May 1999
In office 26 June 1991 – 26 June 1993
Constituency	Eastern Region
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-11)11 March 1953 Suntalabari, Nepal
Died	12 September 2023(2023-09-12) (aged 70) Kathmandu, Nepal
Political party	CPN (UML) (1991–2018, 2021–2023)
Other political affiliations	CPN ML (Before 1991) Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018–2021)
Parents	Ram Bahadur Nembang (father) Apindra Kumari Nembang (mother)

Subas Chandra Nembang (Limbu) (Nepali: सुवासचन्द्र नेम्वाङ (लिम्बु); 11 March 1953 – 12 September 2023) was a Nepalese politician who served as chairman of Constituent Assembly of Nepal. He was the first elected Free Students Union chairman of Mahendra Ratna Campus in Ilam and also elected as general secretary of Nepal Bar Association in 2023. He died on Tuesday 12 September 2023 because of heart attack.

Early career

Nembang was born in Suntalabari at Ilam District of eastern Nepal. He entered in to politics while he was student at law school. He was jailed for seven months during Panchayat era for crime against state.

Nembang emerged victorious from Ilam-2 in all elections held after the restoration of democracy in 1990. He won both legislative elections of 1991 and 1999, and went on to hold key posts like the chairman of Public Accounts Committee. In 2051 BS, he worked as state Minister for Ministry of Law.

Constitution assembly elections

In the CA election 2009, Nembang was elected from Ilam-3. He again contested and won from Ilam-2 in the CA election 2013. He led the Constituent Assembly 2 as the Speaker which passed and promulgated the Constitution of Nepal 2015. He has worked as a chairman of constitution assembly for multiple times:

• 1 Magh 2063 BS to 14 Jestha 2065 BS
• 22 Shrawan 2065 to 14 Jesth 2069 BS
• 6 Falgun 2070 to 27 Asoj 2072 BS

General election after constitution assembly

He got elected in general election in 2074 and 2079 BS as well. He was a candidate for presidential election in 2079 BS, which he lost to Ram Chandra Poudel.

Personal life and death

Nembang was married and had four children--two daughters and two sons.

On 12 September 2023, Nembang died from a heart attack at home. He was 70 years old.

Awards

• Sambidhan Sabha
• Rastriya Gaurav awards

See also

• Sushil Koirala
• Surya Bahadur Thapa
• Lokendra Bahadur Chand
• Girija Prasad Koirala
• Prachanda
• Baburam Bhattarai
• Jhala Nath Khanal