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Biraj Bhakta ShresthaPhoto: Bibeksheel Nepali, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMinister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Biraj Bhakta Shrestha

विराज भक्त श्रेष्ठRastriya Swatantra PartyIn office since 27 March 2026 (13 Chaitra 2082 BS)Time in office: 6 months 4 daysEnglishनेपाली

Overview

Biraj Bhakta Shrestha (Nepali: विराजभक्त श्रेष्ठ) is a Nepalese politician and the current Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He is a member of Rastriya Swatantra Party. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Kathmandu 8 in the 2022 general elections. He secured victory over the runner-up candidate by a margin of approximately five thousand votes. [Wikipedia]

विराज भक्त श्रेष्ठ नेपाल सरकारका उर्जा जलस्रोत तथा सिचाई मन्त्री हुन् । राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीका बरिष्ठ नेता वालेन्द्र शाह मन्त्रीपरीषदका सदस्यका रुपमा २०८२ चैत १३ गते नियुक्त भएका हुन् । श्रेष्ठ पूर्व युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्री पनि हुन् । रास्वपाका संस्थापक नेता रहेका उनि २०७९ मा काठमाडौँ-८ बाट निर्वाचित माननीय सांसद हुन्। विवेकशील साझा पार्टी का तर्फबाट बागमती प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन, २०७४ मा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणालीबाट प्रदेश सभा सांसद समेत बनेका श्रेष्ठको जन्म काठमाडौँको इन्द्रचोकमा भएको हो । श्रेष्ठ विवेकशील साझा पार्टी का केन्द्रीय सदस्य थिए। [विकिपिडिया]

  • He secured victory over the runner-up candidate by a margin of approximately five thousand votes.[kathmandupost.com, 23 November 2022]
  • His nearest rival, Suman Sayami of the Nepali Communist Party, received only 3,217 votes, failing to cross the vote threshold, and all other candidates forfeited their election deposits.[result.election.gov.np]
  • He previously served as a member of the inaugural Bagmati Provincial Assembly from the Bibeksheel Sajha party list.[kathmandupost.com; Online Khabar]

Positions held

Timeline

  1. 1981-05-08Born (8 May 1981)[Wikidata]
  2. 2018-02-01Member of the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province (until 2022-01-01)[Wikidata]
  3. 2023-01-09Member of the Pratinidhi Sabha (until 2025-09-12)[Wikidata]
  4. 2026-03-26Member of the Pratinidhi Sabha[Wikidata]
  5. 2026-03-27Became Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation[Wikipedia]

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