Rabindra Mishra

Rabindra Mishra
रवीन्द्र मिश्र
Senior Deputy Chairman of
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 September 2022
Preceded byPosition created
President of Bibeksheel Sajha Party
In office
26 July 2017 – 25 May 2022
Preceded byPosition created
Head of BBC Nepali Service
In office
2006–2017
Personal details
Born (1965-07-03) 3 July 1965 (age 59)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Political partyRastriya Prajatantra Party (2022-Present)
Bibeksheel Sajha Party (2017-2022)
Sajha Party (2017)
Alma materTribhuwan University
University of the Punjab
University of London
OccupationPhilanthropist, ex-Journalist, Writer, Poet, Politician
Websiterabindramishra.com

Rabindra Mishra (Nepali: रवीन्द्र मिश्र) is a Nepali philanthropist, ex-journalist, writer, poet, and politician. Currently, Mishra is the Senior Vice-chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, after having resigned as a general member of Bibeksheel Sajha Party in September 2022.[1]

He earlier resigned as the national president of Bibeksheel Sajha Party in May 2022. He formerly worked as the editor-in-chief of BBC Nepali Service,[2] and left the BBC in February 2017 to enter Nepalese politics. Mishra is also the founder of the global charity, Help Nepal Network, which has chapters in 14 countries and is run entirely by volunteers.[3]

Education

Mishra received his Master's Degree in English Literature from Tribhuvan University. He then went to University of the Punjab, Pakistan, earning a Master's Degree in journalism. He joined University of London and majored in International Politics.[4][5]

Career

Mishra worked with Nepal Television and Pakistan's leading English-language daily, The News International. He joined the BBC World Service in 1995 as a producer with BBC Nepali Service. Later he worked on English-language flagship programmes, including World Today and Newshour. He was appointed as the chief editor of BBC Nepali Service in 2006.[2]

Political career

On 28 February 2017, Mishra resigned from BBC Nepali to enter politics. He stated that the reason behind his move was to "create a common platform to bring together honest and capable Nepalis from all walks of life for the sake of clean politics to transform Nepal."[6][7]

The next day, on March 1, Mishra approached the Election Commission with an application to secure the name Sajha Party (Nepali: साझा पार्टी, lit. 'Common Party') and a weighing scale as the symbol of his yet-to-be formed political party.[8]

Mishra ran against Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh in the 2017 legislative elections from Kathmandu 1, but was defeated by a margin of 818 votes.[9]

Rabindra Mishra joined the Rastriya Prajatantra Party in September 2022 before the 2022 Nepalese general election.[1] Mishra raced for the second time against Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh in the 2022 election from Kathmandu 1, but got defeated by a narrow margin of 125 votes.[10]

Electoral history

2022 legislative elections

Kathmandu 1
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Prakash Man Singh 7,143
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rabindra Mishra 7,018
Rastriya Swatantra Party Pukar Bam 4,115
Others Shared by CPN-UML and others
Invalid votes (Invalid Data by ECN)
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission

2017 legislative elections

Kathmandu 1
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Prakash Man Singh 10,936
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Rabindra Mishra 10,118
CPN (Maoist Centre) Anil Sharma 5,336
Others 1,292
Invalid votes 593
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission

Books

  • भूमध्यरेखा, (Bhumadhyarekha), Fineprint (2010)
  • खान पुगोस, दिन पुगोस, (Khana Pugos, Dina Pugos), Nepalaya Publication (2012)
  • रबिन्द्र मिश्रका कविता, (Rabindra Mishra Ka Kabita), (2015)

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "RPP and Rabindra Mishra's group unify". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  2. ^ a b "BBC Nepali appoints a new Head". BBC. BBC World Service. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Founding Team". Help Nepal Network. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ^ "About Rabindra Mishra". Rabindra Mishra Blog. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Rabindra Mishra". HOPE Online. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Journo Mishra quits BBC job to enter into Nepali politics". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ Mishra, Rabindra (28 February 2017). "Leaving BBC to Enter Politics". Rabindra Mishra. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Rabindra Mishra asks EC to secure name and symbol of Sajha Party". The Himalayan Times. The Himalayan Times. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. ^ "NC opens account as Singh elected in Kathmandu-1". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. ^ "NC leader Singh elected from Kathmandu-1, defeats his nearest rival Mishra by a thin margin of 125 votes". My República. Retrieved 2022-11-27.