Member, House of Representatives
Elected · Direct seat
Bashana Thapa
वासना थापा
M. a pass
Dailekh-1 · Karnali
- Votes won
- 12,372
- Vote share 32.7%
- Winning margin
- 576
- Ravindra Raj Sharma
- Age
- 46
- Born 2037-02-15 B.S. (1980)
Profile
Bashana Thapa represents Dailekh-1 in the House of Representatives for Nepali Congress, after winning the seat in Nepal's 2026 general election. Bashana Thapa is a Nepalese politician and a member of the Nepali Congress. She was elected to the House of Representatives from the Dailekh-1 constituency. She is the first woman to win a directly elected federal parliamentary seat from Karnali Province.
Key facts
- Age
- 46
- Gender
- Female
- Date of birth (B.S.)
- 2037-02-15
- Education
- m. a pass
- Residence
- Dailekh Narayan Municipality Jarkot
- Citizenship district
- Kathmandu
- Spouse
- Robinson Thapa
- Also known as
- Basana Thapa · Basna Thapa
Age: From the recorded date of birth.
Election result in Dailekh-1
The top three candidates in the Election Commission count. Shares are of all votes counted in the constituency.
| Bashana Thapa, Nepali Congress | 12,372 Votes | Vote share 32.7% |
|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Raj Sharma, CPN-UML | 11,796 Votes | Vote share 31.2% |
| Nanda Kishor Basnet, Rastriya Swatantra Party | 8,151 Votes | Vote share 21.5% |
| All other candidates | 5,527 Votes | Vote share 14.6% |
Won by 576 votes over Ravindra Raj Sharma, a margin of 1.5% of votes counted.37,846 votes counted
Open the Dailekh-1 pageLocal news, House records, and the full seat record in one place.In Parliament
Official House records through October 2, 2026
Latest 5 of 42 recordsUp to five recent entries from official House records that clearly name this MP, preferring entries that describe the topic. Labels such as “Spoke during zero hour” mean the record lists this MP among those who spoke; they do not measure attendance or performance.
House sitting of October 1, 2026 (2083-06-15 BS)
House sitting of September 9, 2026 (2083-05-24 BS)
House sitting of August 26, 2026 (2083-05-10 BS)
News mentions
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The Kathmandu Post
Updated
Gagan Thapa tops vote count in Nepali Congress convention
opens in a new tabLalitpur Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan ranks second among the top 10 vote-getters, followed by Basana Thapa, according to the results.
Onlinekhabar English
Updated
Basana Thapa tops vote count in Nepali Congress women’s open category
opens in a new tabBasana Thapa, chief whip of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party, has been elected to the party’s Central Working Committee under the women’s open category, securing the highest number of votes with 5,193. Thapa had previously been el…
Khabarhub English
NC General Convention: Basana Thapa leads women’s central member vote count
opens in a new tabVote counting for the 15 women’s central committee positions is underway at the 15th General Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC). According to the latest results released by the party’s Central Office in Sanepa, Basana Thapa is leading the race…
Onlinekhabar English
Updated
Basana Thapa accuses govt of failing in post-flood rescue and management
opens in a new tabNepali Congress chief whip Basana Thapa has accused the government of failing to adequately manage the rescue and response effort following the devastating Rasuwa flood.
Onlinekhabar English
Updated
Nepali Congress chief whip meets Australian ambassador to discuss bilateral ties
opens in a new tabNepali Congress chief whip Basana Thapa held a courtesy meeting with Australian Ambassador to Nepal Simon Ernst on Monday.
Background and experience
Education history
m. a pass
Sources
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Sources checked Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM
- Wikidata entityWikidataAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament member profileFederal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia profile (Nepali)WikipediaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia profile (English)WikipediaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Election Commission of Nepal candidate result recordElection Commission of NepalAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- Nepse Bajar candidate profileNepse BajarAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate profile, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Apr 4, 2026, 4:15 AM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate directory, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament active member directory, 2082Federal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
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