Bachelor
Institution
SANN International College
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Rastriya Swatantra Party
Kathmandu-8
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Elected
Cabinet minister
Viraj Bhakta Shrestha
Rastriya Swatantra Party•Kathmandu-8•Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation•Updated Apr 3, 2026, 10:30 PM
Also known as
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
Summary
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha is a Nepalese politician and the past Minister of Youth and Sports serving from 6 March 2024 to July 2024. He is a member of Rastriya Swatantra Party. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Kathmandu 8 in the 2022 general elections. He secured victory over the runner-up candidate by a margin of approximately five thousand votes. In the 2026 Nepalese general election, which took place after the Gen Z revolutions, He won decisively in Kathmandu-8 with 24,592 votes. His nearest rival, Suman Sayami of the Nepali Communist Party, received only 3,217 votes, failing to cross the vote threshold, and all other candidates forfeited their election deposits. He previously served as a member of the inaugural Bagmati Provincial Assembly from the Bibeksheel Sajha party list.
Ministerial appointment
Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Appointed on
March 27, 2026
Ministry portfolio
Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Constituency
Kathmandu-8
District
Kathmandu
Votes
24,592
Vote share
67.5%
Source records
6
Profile overview
Background and experience
Education history
Professional history
MP (State Assembly), MP (House of Representatives), Minister (East), Social Services
politician
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