Bam Dev Gautam

Honourable Bamdev Gautam
बाम देव गौतम
Gautam in 2015
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs
In office 2014–2015
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Sushil Koirala
Preceded by	Prakash Man Singh
Succeeded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
In office 2008–2009
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Succeeded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
In office 1997–1998
Monarch	Birendra of Nepal
Prime Minister	Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Member of National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
Preceded by	Yubraj Khatiwada
Constituency	Nominated
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office 2008–2013
Constituency	Bardiya 1
In office 2013–2017
Constituency	Bardiya 1
Personal details
Born	Pyuthan District
Nationality	Nepalese
Political party	CPN (Unity National Campaign)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) (1998) (1998-2002) CPN (UML) (until 1998, 2002-2018) Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021)
Spouse	Tulsa Thapa
Education	SLC

Bam Dev Gautam (Nepali: बाम देव गौतम) is a Nepalese politician and the former Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.^[1][2] A member of CPN (Unified Socialist), Gautam is a former Senior vice Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He is currently member of National Assembly nominated by President.^[3]

Gautam left Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) on 4 September 2021 and has not joined any party yet. It was reported that he may join CPN (Unified Socialist) or float a new party of his own very soon.^[4][5] Later Gautam wrote election song for CPN (Unified Socialist) after which he is thought to have joined CPN (Unified Socialist) internally. Although Gautam announced his own party on 28 June 2022, named Communist Party of Nepal (Unity National Campaign).^[6]