Vishwendra Paswan ( ne, विश्वेन्द्र पासवान) is a

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ese politician and

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activist. He was the chairman of the

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. He is the president of the

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. He was a member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He served as Minister of Science, Technology, Environment and Population, Govt. of Nepal. He belongs to

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community, and follows

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. Vishwendra Paswan is known as the "

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of Nepal". In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the Dalit Janajati Party won 1 seat through the

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vote. The party selected Paswan as its representative in the assembly.

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Living people Dalit Janajati Party politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly {{nepal-politician-stub Nepalese Buddhists Dalit politicians