Mahesh Basnet ( n
महेश बस्नेत
}) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

ese

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politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives elected from Bhaktapur district in the election of the Federal Parliament held in 2017. He is alleged to have kidnapped

Janata Samajbadi party The People's Socialist Party, Nepal (abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the sixth-largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local election ...

Surendra Yadav. He served as

Minister of Industry The industry minister is a cabinet position in a government. The title may refer to the head of the governmental department that specializes in industry. This position may also be responsible for trade and employment, areas that fall under the mini ...

under Prime Minister

Sushil Koirala Sushil Prasad Koirala (; 12 August 1931 – 9 February 2016) was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier serve ...

. He served as Chief of Youth Force Nepal on 2008 and is serving as Chairman of Youth Association Nepal since 2009. He contested 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

Bhaktapur district Bhaktapur district ( ne, भक्तपुर जिल्ला; Nepal Bhasa : ख्वप देश (जिल्ला) located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest district among the seventy-seven districts of Nep ...

constituency number 2. While serving as

, Basnet waived off the loans provided to industrialists affected by earthquake.

Family

He was born on 16 January,D at G-4,

to father Purna Bahadur Basnet and mother Ishwari Basnet. His autobiographical book ''Ma Mahe'',''sh'' was published in 2016 which w,as co-authored by

Shikhar Ghimirey Shikhar Ghimirey ( Nepali: शिखर घिमिरे) is a Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रि� ...

References

Living people 1975 births Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Government ministers of Nepal People from Bhaktapur District Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians {{Bagmati-politician-stub