# Bhumika Shrestha

_Nepali model, actress, politician and third gender rights activist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-25

> Bhumika Shrestha is a Nepalese politician, LGBTQ+ rights activist, former actress and author who served as a activist before entering national politics. On 27 March 2026, she entered the House of Representatives via proportional representation (PR) list of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, becoming Nepal's first trans woman Member of Parliament (MP).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 11 January 1987 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54963081#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54963081#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54963081#P27))
- **Occupation:** model; actor; politician; social worker ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54963081#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54963081#P102))
- **Facebook:** shreatha.bhumika ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54963081#P2013))

## Questions

**When was Bhumika Shrestha born?**  
Bhumika Shrestha was born on 11 January 1987 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bhumika Shrestha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumika_Shrestha) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): भूमिका श्रेष्ठ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q54963081](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54963081) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bhumika Shrestha-Headshot-e1646028157977-332x332.png by us gov and embassies (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhumika_Shrestha-Headshot-e1646028157977-332x332.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Bhumika Shrestha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bhumika Shrestha-Headshot-e1646028157977-332x332.png — us gov and embassies, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Bhumika Shrestha". DigiNepal. Last updated 25 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/bhumika-shrestha. Retrieved 4 November 2026.