# Bidhyanath Pokhrel

_Nepalese poet and politician_

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> Bidhyanath Pokhrel was a Nepali poet and politician. He was an anti-Rana democratic politician. He took charge of the Dhankuta Front during the 1951 democratic revolution of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 June 1918 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Dhankuta ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P19))
- **Died:** 25 August 1994 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P102))
- **Spouse:** Girija Kumari Pokhrel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987#P26))

## Questions

**When was Bidhyanath Pokhrel born?**  
Bidhyanath Pokhrel was born on 9 June 1918 in Dhankuta.

## Related

- [Kathmandu](https://diginpl.com/places/kathmandu)
- [Dhankuta](https://diginpl.com/places/dhankuta)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bidhyanath Pokhrel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidhyanath_Pokhrel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): विद्यानाथ पोख्रेल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q58416987](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58416987) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bidhya Nath Pokhrel (30569913467).jpg by Suman (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bidhya_Nath_Pokhrel_(30569913467).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Bidhyanath Pokhrel, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bidhya Nath Pokhrel (30569913467).jpg — Suman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Bidhyanath Pokhrel". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/bidhyanath-pokhrel. Retrieved 21 October 2026.