Er. Basant Kushwaha
Er. Basant Kushwaha | |
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ई. बसन्त कुशवाहा | |
Kushwaha in 2025 | |
| Central Senior Vice President of the Janamat Party | |
| In office 18 March 2019 – Incumbent | |
| President | C. K. Raut |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Minister for Sports and Social Welfare Madhesh Province | |
| In office 31 December 2025 – Incumbent | |
| Chief Minister | Krishna Prasad Yadav |
| Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism Madhesh Province | |
| In office 23 May 2025 – 24 September 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Satish Kumar Singh |
| Preceded by | Sakil Ali Miya |
| Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Madhesh Province | |
| In office 26 January 2023 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Saroj Kumar Yadav |
| Preceded by | Govinda Bahadur Neupane |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province | |
| In office 1 January 2023 – Incumbent | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation (Madheshi) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1978 Bankul, Rautahat District, Madhesh Province, Nepal |
| Party | Janamat Party (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance for Independent Madhesh (pre‑2019) |
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| Occupation | Politician, Electrical Engineer, Activist |
| Profession | Engineer |
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Er. Basant Kushwaha (Nepali: ई. बसन्त कुशवाहा; born 13 October 1978) is a Nepalese politician, electrical engineer, and Madheshi rights activist. On 31 December 2025, Kushwaha was appointed Minister for Sports and Social Welfare in the Madhesh provincial government.
. He has served as Central Senior Vice President of the Janamat Party since its founding in 2019 and has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province since 2023.
He served as a provincial minister twice: as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism (May–September 2025) and Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives (January–May 2023). A former UAE-based hotel engineer, he was awarded Engineer of the Year in October 2016 for energy conservation.
In October 2025, he represented Janamat in the federal tripartite dialogue with Gen-Z protesters and major parties to draft national reforms.