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Bhanu Bhakta Joshi
भानुभक्त जोशी
Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
Assumed office
6 March 2024
President Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by Anita Devi Sah
Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation
In office
13 February 2011 – 29 August 2011
President Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal
Preceded by Deepak Bohara
Succeeded byMohamad Wokil Musalman
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded by Bhairab Bahadur Singh
Constituency Bajhang 1
In office
October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded by Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh
Succeeded by Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh
Constituency Bajhang 1
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office
28 May 2008 – 19 November 2013
Preceded by Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh
Succeeded by Man Prasad Khatri
Constituency Bajhang 1
Personal details
Born (1969-07-25) July 25, 1969 (age 54)
Bajhang
Political party Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
Other political
affiliations
Nepal Communist Party

Bhanu Bhakta Joshi ( Nepali: भानुभक्त जोशी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN (Unified Socialist). In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Bajhang-1 constituency, winning 13955 votes and in 1994 Nepalese general election he was elected from Bajhang 1 (constituency) , winning 12,603 votes. [1] He also served as Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation in Jhalanath Khanal cabinet.

Electoral history

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Bajhang-1

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhanu Bhakta Joshi 13,955
CPN (Maoist) Dev Raj Regmi 12,148
Nepali Congress Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh 10,092
Others 2,248
Invalid votes 1,124
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission [2]

1994 legislative elections

Bajhang-1

Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhanu Bhakta Joshi 12,603
Nepali Congress Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh 6,640
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh 2,906
Independent Satya Ram Bhandari 2,607
Independent Prem Bahadur Khati 729
Result CPN (UML) gain
[3]

References

  1. ^ Election Commission of Nepal
  2. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  3. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.