Mahesh Basnet (born 1975)

Mahesh Basnet
महेश बस्नेत
Minister of Industry
In office
14 September 2014 – 12 October 2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Preceded byKarna Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded byNabindra Raj Joshi
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Preceded byRameshwor Prasad Dhungel
Succeeded byDurlabh Thapa chhetri
ConstituencyBhaktapur 2
Chairman of Youth Association Nepal
Assumed office
2009
Personal details
Born (1975-01-16) 16 January 1975
Suryabinayak-7, Gundu Bhaktapur district
PartyCPN (UML)
SpouseAmbika Basnyat
Parents
  • Purna Bahadur Basnet (father)
  • Ishwari Basnet (mother)
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Mahesh Basnet (Nepali: महेश बस्नेत) is a Nepalese Communist politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives elected from Bhaktapur district from 2017 to 2022. He served as Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Sushil Koirala. He served as Chief of Youth Force Nepal in 2008 and is serving as Chairman of Youth Association Nepal since 2009. He contested the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Bhaktapur district constituency number 2. He constantly draws himself into controversy by spreading hate speech and racist comments.