Lekh Raj Bhatta

Lekhraj Bhatta
लेखराज भट्ट
Secretary of CPN (UML)
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 2021
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
In office 20 November 2019 – 20 May 2021
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
Preceded by	Matrika Yadav
Succeeded by	Dilendra Prasad Badu
Minister for Labour and Transport
In office 2008–2009
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Member of House of Representatives
In office 2017–2021
Constituency	Kailali-4
Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal
In office 2008–2013
Constituency	Kailali-5
In office 2013–2017
Constituency	Kailali-5
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-24) March 24, 1960 (age 64) Doti District, Nepal
Political party	CPN (UML) (2021-present)
Other political affiliations	CPN (Maoist Centre) (1994-2021)

Lekh Raj Bhatta (Nepali: लेखराज भट्ट) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN (UML). Bhatta is a former member of Constituent Assembly[1] and the secretary of CPN (UML).[2]

Political life

He also served as Minister for Labour and Transport in the First Dahal cabinet and Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies in the Second Oli cabinet. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, he was elected from the Kailali-5 constituency, winning 17979 votes. Again he served as Member of Constituent Assembly in 2013 from Kailali-5. He was the former Member of House of Representatives elected from Kailali-5.[3]

Personal life

He was born on March 24, 1960 to Durga Devi and Dasharath Bhatt.

Political career

Bhatta joined politics in 1973[4] and took the membership of Nepal Communist Party (Fourth Convention) led by Mohan Bikram Singh in 1976. He later joined CPN (Masaal) and CPN (Unity Center) to finally become a full-time member of CPN-Maoist in 1995. He went on to become a central member in 2001 and politburo member. He was jailed for six months during the armed conflict launched by CPN-Maoist.

In the CA Election 2008, Bhatta was elected from Kailali-5 with 17,979 votes. His closest opponent Dirgha Raj Bhatta (NC) received 13,638 votes while Hari Shankar Yogi (CPN-UML) got 7,597 votes to come in third.

Bhatta was appointed as Labor Minister in the government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. He looked after the Ministry for Commerce and Supplies in the government led by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai. He is the standing committee member of Nepal Communist Party

See also

• 2021 split in Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)

References

1. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
2. "एमाले पदाधिकारी निर्वाचनमा कसको कति मत ?". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
3. "Lekharaj and Gaurishankar win from Kailali-4 and 3". The Himalayan Times.
4. Election Commission of Nepal