Bhanu Bhakta Joshi

Bhanu Bhakta Joshi (Nepali: भानुभक्त जोशी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN (Unified Socialist). In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Bajhang-1 constituency, winning 13,955 votes and in 1994 Nepalese general election he was elected from Bajhang 1 (constituency), winning 12,603 votes.^[1] He also served as Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation in Jhalanath Khanal cabinet.

Bhanu Bhakta Joshi
भानुभक्त जोशी
Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
In office 6 March 2024 – 15 July 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Anita Devi Sah
Succeeded by	Raj Kumar Gupta
Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation
In office 13 February 2011 – 29 August 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Jhala Nath Khanal
Preceded by	Deepak Bohara
Succeeded by	Mohamad Wokil Musalman
Member of House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2022
Preceded by	Bhairab Bahadur Singh
Constituency	Bajhang 1
In office October 1994 – May 1999
Preceded by	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh
Succeeded by	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh
Constituency	Bajhang 1
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office 28 May 2008 – 19 November 2013
Preceded by	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh
Succeeded by	Man Prasad Khatri
Constituency	Bajhang 1
Personal details
Born	(1969-07-25) July 25, 1969 (age 56) Bajhang
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
Other political affiliations	Nepal Communist Party

Electoral history

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Bajhang-1

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	13,955
	CPN (Maoist)	Dev Raj Regmi	12,148
	Nepali Congress	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	10,092
	Others		2,248
Invalid votes			1,124
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission[2]

1994 legislative elections

Bajhang-1

Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bhanu Bhakta Joshi	12,603
	Nepali Congress	Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh	6,640
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh	2,906
	Independent	Satya Ram Bhandari	2,607
	Independent	Prem Bahadur Khati	729
Result		CPN (UML) gain
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