Lekh Raj Bhatta
Lekh Raj Bhatta (Nepali: लेखराज भट्ट) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). He is the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Government of Nepal in Second Oli cabinet . He also served as Minister for Labour and Transport in First Dahal cabinet .In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Kailali-5 constituency, winning 17979 votes. Again he served as Member of constituent Assembly in 2013 from Kailali-5. He is Member of House of Representatives elected from kailali-5.[1] He was born on March 24, 1960. His father name was Dasharath Bhatt and Mother Name is Durga Devi Bhatta.
Lekhraj Bhatta | |
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लेखराज भट्ट | |
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| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2019 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Oli |
| Preceded by | Matrika Yadav |
| Minister for Labour and Transport | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Member of House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Constituency | Kailali-4 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | Kailali-5 |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Constituency | Kailali-5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1960 Doti District |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Political party | Nepal Communist Party |
Political career
Bhatta joined politics in 1973 [2] and took the membership of Nepal Communist Party (Fourth Convention) led by Mohan Bikram Singh in 1976. He later joined CPN (Masaal) and CPN (Unity Center) to finally become a full-time member of CPN-Maoist in 1995. He went on to become central member in 2001 and politburo member. He was jailed for six months during the armed conflict launched by CPN-Maoist.
In the CA Election 2008, Bhatta was elected from Kailali-5 with 17,979 votes. His closest opponent Dirgha Raj Bhatta (NC) received 13,638 votes while Hari Shankar Yogi (CPN-UML) got 7,597 votes to come in third position.
Bhatta was appointed as Labor Minister in the government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. He looked after the Ministry for Commerce and Supplies in the government led by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai. Now He is the standing committee member of Nepal Communist Party
Personal life
Close to party Chairman and former Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' , Bhatta comes from a well-off family. He was born on March 24, 1960 .
See also
- Nepal Communist Party
- Gauri Shankar Chaudhary - Member of House of Representatives elected from Kailali-3
- Jhapat Bahadur Rawal - Member of House of Representatives elected from Kailali-2
- Narad Muni Rana - Member of House of Representatives elected from Kailali-5
References
- "Lekharaj and Gaurishankar win from Kailali-4 and 3". The Himalayan Times.
- Election Commission of Nepal