# Bishwonath Upadhyaya

_Nepalese judge_

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> Bishwonath Upadhyaya was the 8th Chief Justice of Nepal from 1991 to 1995. He had previously served as chairman of the 1990 constitution drafting committee.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 October 1930 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13186151#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Malangawa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13186151#P19))
- **Died:** 16 January 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13186151#P570))
- **Place of death:** Bansbari ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13186151#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13186151#P27))
- **Occupation:** judge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13186151#P106))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/bishwonath-upadhyaya

## Questions

**When was Bishwonath Upadhyaya born?**  
Bishwonath Upadhyaya was born on 13 October 1930 in Malangawa.

## Related

- [Malangwa](https://diginpl.com/places/malangwa)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bishwonath Upadhyaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishwonath_Upadhyaya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): विश्वनाथ उपाध्याय](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13186151](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13186151) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bishwanath Upadhyaya02.JPG by Ganesh Paudel (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bishwanath_Upadhyaya02.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Bishwonath Upadhyaya". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/bishwonath-upadhyaya. Retrieved 21 October 2026.