Bina Basnett is an Indian politician in

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

and the president of

Hamro Sikkim Party Hamro Sikkim Party ( HSP) (English: Our Sikkim Party) is a regional political party (State Party (Unrecognized)) in the Indian state of Sikkim. The incumbent president of this party is Bhaichung Bhutia. Its election symbol is a Whistle. Histor ...

(HSP).

Political career

Bina Basnett completed her schooling in 2003 from Gangtok Deorali Girls SSS, she pursued her

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

from SMIMS Tadong (CRH). After completing MBBS in 2009, she continued her Doctor of Medicine at SMIMS Gangtok in 2013 and later practiced and worked as a lecturer in Lady Hardinge Medical College New Delhi. On 31 May 2018, Bina Basnett joined

(HSP) which was led by Bhaichung Bhutia. On the launching ceremony of HSP, she was elected to one of the 9 vice presidents of HSP. For about 8 months after the launching ceremony, the president of HSP was kept vacant. On January 24, 2019, vice president Bina Basnett was nominated to the 1st president of HSP. In

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 11 April 2019 to elect the 32 members of the ninth Legislative Assembly. The term of the ninth Sikkim Legislative Assembly ended on 27 May 2019. Schedule of election Results Results (Pa ...

, she stood as the candidate of HSP from Upper Tadong, but she lost and received only 1.63% votes. In 20 September 2022 Bhaichung Bhutia was elected unanimously by party leaders and members as the new president of HSP. Bina Basnett completed her term.

Electoral record

; Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Basnett, Bina Living people 1980s births Sikkim politicians People from Gangtok district Women in Sikkim politics