Gokarna Bista ( ne, गोकर्ण विष्ट) is a Nepalese politician and was Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). He served as

Ministry of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-relat ...

under the prime minister

Jhala Nath Khanal Jhala Nath Khanal ( ne, झलनाथ खनाल, ; born 20 May 1950) is a Nepalese politician who was the 35th Prime Minister of Nepal from February 2011 to August 2011. He was previously the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified ...

and is former Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security under KP Oli led cabinet. He was elected in the

2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 19 November 2013. The vote was repeatedly delayed, having previously been planned for 22 November 2012 following the dissolution of the 1st Constituent Assembly on 27 May 2012, but it was put ...

from

Gulmi district Gulmi District ( ne, गुल्मी जिल्ला), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Tamghas as its headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 296,654 in 2001, 2 ...

constituency number 3. In April 2011, during his tenure as

, he was stabbed by two motorcyclists. He became popular for revolutionary changes in power sector of Nepal.

Early life and career

A central member of, Gokarna Raj Bista was born on July 1, 1965, in Dohali-3,

Gulmi District Gulmi District ( ne, गुल्मी जिल्ला), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Tamghas as its headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 296,654 in 2001, 2 ...

. Son of Bhim Bahadur and Chinta Kala Bista, he commenced his political career in 1978. Succeeded to take out his name in Public Service Commission in 1983, he quit the government job immediately as disputes erupted with Kaji Man Kandnawa, Anchaladish(zone chief), on the very first day of his job. Then onwards, he joined politics and took membership of the party in 1986. Bista served as a

Bagmati zone Bagmati Zone ( ne, बागमती अञ्चल ''Bāgmatī Añcal'') was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restoration of zones to Provinces. Its headquarters are Kathmandu. It was named after the Bagmati River. It was in the ...

chairman and a

Kathmandu district Kathmandu District ( ne, काठमाडौं जिल्ला; Nepal Bhasa: ये: जिल्ला) is a district located in Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Province of Nepal. It is one of the 77 districts of Nepal, covers an area of , and ...

chairman of ANNFSU, students’ wing of CPN-UML. He took assignment as a Chief to different departments such as Organization committee of Central Committee, Education Department, Creative Department, Publicity and Promotion Department. After involving with students’ politics, he joined the working committee of then Democratic National Youth Association DNYA (Now Youth Association of Nepal) in 1993. He became the chairman of DNYA for two terms starting from 2000 after being General Secretary in 1996. Bista, who served as an in-charge to different departments like Local Department, Students’ Department and Youth Department, is currently serving as an in-charge to Intellectual Council of CPN-UML. A parliamentarian of 1996 parliament, elected from Gulmi-3, Bista was appointed as a Minister for Energy during

led government. In 2008 CA election, he was defeated by then CPN-Maoist's candidate from same constituency, Gulmi-3. A locally popular leader Bista became quite popular for his attempts to implement the revolutionary changes in country's power sector including power cuts. He holds master's degree in Management Faculty and bachelor's degree in law.

Family

He was born on 1 July 1965 at

to Bhim Bahadur Bista and Chinta Kala Bista.

Electoral history

1999 House of Representatives Election Gulmi-3 2008 Constituent Assembly Election Gulmi-3 2013 Constituent Assembly Election Gulmi-3 2017 House of Representatives Election Gulmi-2 2022 House of Representatives Election Gulmi-2

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bista, Gokarna Living people 1965 births People from Gulmi District Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Government ministers of Nepal Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians Tribhuvan University alumni Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly Nepal MPs 1999–2002 Nepal MPs 2022–present