| Gokarna Raj Bista | |
| Native Name: | गोकर्ण राज विष्ट |
| Office: | Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security |
| Term Start: | 16 March 2018 |
| Term End: | 20 November 2018 |
| Primeminister: | Khadga Prasad Oli |
| President: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Predecessor: | Farmulha Mansur |
| Successor: | Rameshwor Raya Yadav |
| Office2: | Minister of Energy |
| Term Start2: | 21 April 2011 |
| Term End2: | 30 August 2011 |
| Primeminister2: | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| President2: | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Term Start3: | July 2014 |
| Office4: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term Start4: | 4 March 2018 |
| Constituency4: | Gulmi 2 |
| Term Start5: | May 1999 |
| Term End5: | May 2002 |
| Predecessor5: | Tanka Prasad Pokharel |
| Constituency5: | Gulmi 3 |
| Office6: | Member of Constituent Assembly |
| Term Start6: | 21 January 2014 |
| Term End6: | 14 October 2017 |
| Constituency6: | Gulmi 3 |
| Predecessor6: | Chandra Bahadur Thapa |
| Successor6: | Constituency abolished |
| Party: | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1965[1] |
| Birth Place: | Dohali-3, Gulmi district |
| Father: | Bhim Bahadur Bista |
| Mother: | Chinta Kala Bista |
| Alma Mater: | Tribhuvan University |
| Awards: | Hydro Excellence Award 2068; Nagarik Abhinandan 2068 |
Gokarna Bista (Nepali: गोकर्ण विष्ट) is a Nepalese politician and was Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (UML).[2] [3] 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.[4] In April 2011, during his tenure as Ministry of Energy, he was stabbed by two motorcyclists.[5] He became popular for revolutionary changes in power sector of Nepal.
A central member of, Gokarna Raj Bista was born on July 1, 1965, in Dohali-3, Gulmi District. Son of Bhim Bahadur and Chinta Kala Bista, he commenced his political career in 1978.
Succeeded to take out his name in Public Service Commission in 1983, he quit the government job immediately as disputes erupted with Kaji Man Kandnawa, Anchaladish(zone chief), on the very first day of his job. Then onwards, he joined politics and took membership of the party in 1986.
Bista served as a Bagmati zone chairman and a Kathmandu district chairman of ANNFSU, students’ wing of CPN-UML. He took assignment as a Chief to different departments such as Organization committee of Central Committee, Education Department, Creative Department, Publicity and Promotion Department.
After involving with students’ politics, he joined the working committee of then Democratic National Youth Association DNYA (Now Youth Association of Nepal) in 1993. He became the chairman of DNYA for two terms starting from 2000 after being General Secretary in 1996.
Bista, who served as an in-charge to different departments like Local Department, Students’ Department and Youth Department, is currently serving as an in-charge to Intellectual Council of CPN-UML.
A parliamentarian of 1996 parliament, elected from Gulmi-3, Bista was appointed as a Minister for Energy during Jhala Nath Khanal led government. In 2008 CA election, he was defeated by then CPN-Maoist's candidate from same constituency, Gulmi-3.
A locally popular leader Bista became quite popular for his attempts to implement the revolutionary changes in country's power sector including power cuts. He holds master's degree in Management Faculty and bachelor's degree in law.
He was born on 1 July 1965 at Gulmi district to Bhim Bahadur Bista and Chinta Kala Bista.
1999 House of Representatives Election Gulmi-3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokarna Bista | 18,020 | Elected | ||
| Trailokya Pratap Sen | 15,764 | Lost |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra Bahadur Thapa | 16,581 | Elected | ||
| Gokarna Bista | Lost |
2013 Constituent Assembly Election Gulmi-3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokarna Bista | 15,012 | Elected | ||
| Trailokya Pratap Sen | 8,745 | Lost |
2017 House of Representatives Election Gulmi-2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokarna Bista | 34,918 | Elected | ||
| Chandra K.C. | 20,156 | Lost |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokarna Bista | 28, 476 | Elected | ||
| Ramkumari Jhakri | 26,441 | Lost |