Gokarna Bista

Gokarna Bista (Nepali: गोकर्ण विष्ट) is a Nepalese politician and was Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). He served as Ministry of Energy under the prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal 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 from Gulmi district constituency number 3. In April 2011, during his tenure as Ministry of Energy, he was stabbed by two motorcyclists. He became popular for revolutionary changes in power sector of Nepal.

Gokarna Raj Bista
गोकर्ण राज विष्ट
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security
In office
16 March 2018  20 November 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Preceded byFarmulha Mansur
Succeeded byRameshwor Raya Yadav
Minister of Energy
In office
21 April 2011  30 August 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterJhala Nath Khanal
Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Assumed office
July 2014
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
4 March 2018
Preceded byChandra Kant Bhandari (as MCA)
ConstituencyGulmi 2
In office
May 1999  May 2002
Preceded byTanka Prasad Pokharel
Succeeded byChandra Bahadur Thapa (as MCA)
ConstituencyGulmi 3
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014  14 October 2017
Preceded byChandra Bahadur Thapa
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyGulmi 3
Personal details
Born (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965
Dohali-3, Gulmi district
Political partyCPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Parents
  • Bhim Bahadur Bista (father)
  • Chinta Kala Bista (mother)
Alma materTribhuvan University
AwardsHydro Excellence Award 2068; Nagarik Abhinandan 2068
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