| Barsaman Pun | |
| Native Name: | वर्षमान पुन |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Office1: | Minister of Finance of Nepal |
| Termstart1: | 6 March 2024 |
| Termend1: | 17 July 2024 |
| President1: | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Primeminister1: | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Predecessor1: | Prakash Sharan Mahat |
| Successor1: | Bishnu Prasad Paudel |
| Termstart2: | August 2011 |
| Termend2: | March 2013 |
| President2: | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Primeminister2: | Baburam Bhattarai |
| Predecessor2: | Bharat Mohan Adhikari |
| Successor2: | Shankar Prasad Koirala |
| Office3: | Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal |
| Termstart3: | 16 March 2018 |
| Termend3: | 25 December 2022 |
| President3: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Primeminister3: | KP Sharma Oli |
| Predecessor3: | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi |
| Successor3: | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi |
| Office4: | Minister of Peace and Reconstruction of Nepal |
| Term Start4: | 14 February 2011 |
| Term End4: | April 2011 |
| President4: | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Primeminister4: | Jhalanath Khanal |
| Predecessor4: | Rakam Chemjong |
| Successor4: | Bishwonath Shah |
| Office5: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term Start5: | 4 March 2018 |
| Predecessor5: | Krishna Bahadur Mahara |
| Constituency5: | Rolpa 1 |
| Office6: | Member of Constituent Assembly |
| Term Start6: | 28 May 2008 |
| Term End6: | 28 May 2012 |
| Predecessor6: | Sushila Nepal |
| Successor6: | Udaya Shumsher Rana |
| Constituency6: | Lalitpur 1 |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1971[1] |
| Birth Place: | Jangkot, Rolpa |
| Party: | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Spouse: | Onsari Gharti Magar |
Barsaman Pun, also known by his nom de guerre Ananta, is a Nepali communist politician and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
Pun has previously served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Peace and Reconstruction.[2] He was a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) during the insurgency period and served as one of 4 deputy commanders of People's Liberation Army.[3]
He commanded the attack on Holeri police station on February 13, 1996 which marked the beginning of the civil war.[4] He was appointed as Eastern divisional commander following the 2002 central committee meeting.[5] Some of the battles he commanded in this capacity include the attack at Bhiman, Sindhuli in September 2002 which led to the death of 49 policemen and the attack on Bandipur barracks in May 2005.[6] He was appointed as a deputy commander of People's Liberation Army at the Chunbang conference in 2005.[7]
Following the Second People's movement and Comprehensive Peace Accord, Pun transitioned into politics. He was elected to the first Constituent assembly from Lalitpur-1. He contested the second Constituent assembly from Morang in line with the party policy of top Maoist leaders to contest the election from the Terai belt. However, he came in third place behind then Congress District Chairman Dig Bahadur Limbu and CPN-UML candidate Ghanashyam Khatiwada. He contested the 2017 House of Representatives election from his home district, Rolpa and was elected to Parliament.
MCC began developing the compact at the request of Nepal[8] in 2012 when Baburam Bhattarai was prime minister and Barsaman Pun was finance minister of Nepal.[9]
The compact was taken to parliament for ratification on 15 July 2019 when KP Sharma Oli was prime minister and Barsaman Pun was energy minister of Nepal.[10]
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Position | Opponent | Party | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Constituent Assembly | Lalitpur 1 | 15,329 | 1st | Udaya Shumsher Rana | Nepali Congress | 14,011 | Elected | |||
| 2013 | Constituent Assembly | Morang 9 | 8,525 | 3rd | Dig Bahadur Limbu | Nepali Congress | 15,202 | Defeated | |||
| 2017 | House of Representatives | Rolpa 1 | 42,084 | 1st | Amar Singh Pun | Nepali Congress | 20,337 | Elected | |||
| 2022 | House of Representatives | 41,714 | 1st | Purna Budha Magar | CPN (UML) | 16,485 | Elected | ||||
He is married to Onsari Gharti Magar, a fellow communist politician and former speaker of the Legislature-Parliament.[11]