Honorific-Prefix: | Honourable |
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha The Legend | |
Native Name: | विराजभक्त श्रेष्ठ |
President: | Ram Chandra Poudel |
Primeminister: | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
Deputy: | Rabi Lamichhane |
Termstart: | 6 March 2024 |
Termend: | 15 July 2024 |
Predecessor: | Dig Bahadur Limbu |
Successor: | Teju Lal Chaudhary |
Term Start2: | 22 December 2022 |
Constituency2: | Kathmandu 8 |
President2: | Bidya Devi Bhandari Ram Chandra Poudel |
Party: | Rastriya Swatantra Party (from 2022) |
Nationality: | Nepali |
Otherparty: | Bibeksheel Sajha Party (until 2022) |
Spouse: | Shristi Singh Bhandari |
Birth Date: | 8 May 1981 |
Birth Place: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha (Nepali: विराजभक्त श्रेष्ठ) is a Nepalese politician and the current Minister of Youth and Sports serving since 6 March 2024. He is a member of Rastriya Swatantra Party. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Kathmandu 8 in the 2022 general elections. He secured victory over the runner-up candidate by a margin of approximately five thousand votes.[1]
He previously served as a member of the inaugural Bagmati Provincial Assembly from the Bibeksheel Sajha party list.[2] [3]