Raju Basnet Explained

Raju Basnet
Office5:Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Term Start5:1 June 2024
Predecessor5:Em Prasad Sharma
Constituency5:Namchaybong
Birth Place:Chalamthang,Pakyong,Sikkim
Party:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Occupation:Bureaucrat,politician
Education:Master of Business Administration
Alma Mater:Sikkim Manipal University

Raju Basnet (born 1969) is an Indian politician from Sikkim state. He is an MLA from Namchaybong Assembly constituency in Pakyong district. He represents Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Party and won the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election.[1] He is Minister of Education,Sports & Youth Affairs,Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department in Second Tamang ministry.[2]

Early life and education

Basnet is from Challamthang, Pakyong district, Sikkim.[3] His father Lall Das Basnett was a farmer.[4] He completed his MBA in Banking and Finance at Sikkim Manipal University in 2012. He took voluntary retirement as a government employee after 33 years of service. He joined the State Mechanical Engineering Service in January 1991 as an assistant engineer and went on to work in 20 posts in seven departments. Before taking retirement, he was the secretary to the government in the transport department for five years, from 2019.

Career

Basnet won the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election representing Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Party from Namchaybong Assembly constituency. He polled 7,195 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim Democratic Front, by a margin of 2,256 votes.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raju Basnet, SKM Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Raju Basnet, Lok Sabha Constituency Seat - NDTV.com . 2024-07-22 . www.ndtv.com.
  2. Web site: 23 July 2024 . Council of Ministers . 23 July 2024 . Government of Sikkim.
  3. Web site: Ex-bureaucrat Raju Basnet ready to take political plunge . 2024-07-22 . Sikkimexpress . en.
  4. Web site: Raju Basnet(Sikkim Krantikari Morcha):Constituency- NAMCHEYBUNG(PAKYONG) – Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2024-07-22 . www.myneta.info.
  5. News: 2024-06-02 . Namcheybung Assembly Election Result 2024: SKM's Raju Basnet emerges as winner . 2024-07-22 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  6. Web site: Raju Basnet, SKM Candidate from Namcheybung Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing – News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News . 2024-07-22 . www.news18.com . en.