Ghanashyam Bhusal
Nepalese Politician
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Ghanashyam Bhusal (Nepali: घनश्याम भूसाल) (born on 11 September 1961) in Pidikhola, Syangja district, is a Nepalese politician who serves as coordinator of Unified Socialist Reorganization Campaign. He also served the Member of House of Representatives (Nepal) from Rupandehi 3 constituency of Lumbini province.[2][3] Bhusal was the general secretary of CPN (Unified Socialist) till it merged with other political parties to form Nepali Communist Party.[4][5]
Ghanashyam Bhusal | |
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| घनश्याम भूसाल | |
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| General Secretary of CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| In office 19 March 2023 – 4 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Beduram Bhusal |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development | |
| In office 21 November 2019 – 20 December 2020 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Oli |
| Preceded by | Chakrapani Khanal |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Rai Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bal Krishna Khand |
| Constituency | Rupandehi 3 |
| In office 1997 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Dhanpati Upadhyaya |
| Succeeded by | Ram Krishna Tamrakar |
| Constituency | Rupandehi 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1961[1] |
| Party | CPN (United) |
Other political affiliations | CPN (Unified Socialist) (2023-present) CPN (ML) (1998–2002) CPN (UML) (2002–2022) Independent (2022-2023) |
He is the former Minister at Ministry of Agricultural and Livestock Development (Nepal). Bhusal has also served as a minister of Office of the Prime minister and council of ministers under former minister Jhala Nath Khanal.[6]
Early life and start of political career
Ghanashyam Bhusal was born as third child to Jhabisara Bhusal and Jagganath Bhusal on 11 September 1961, in Pidikhola, Syangja District. His family later shifted to Rupandehi district where he started his political life as a student leader. He was General-Secretary of All Nepal National Free Students Union ANNFSU, the student wing of the Nepal Communist Party.
Electoral history
2022 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhabilal Bishwakarma | CPN (UML) | 24,882 | 27.58 | |
| Ghanashyam Bhusal | Independent | 21,318 | 23.63 | |
| Naresh Bahadur Pachhai Chhetri | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 14,145 | 15.68 | |
| Dhaniram Chaudhary | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 13,962 | 15.47 | |
| Kailash Gurung | Janamat Party | 5,169 | 5.73 | |
| Tikaram Jaisi Chapagain | Independent | 3,489 | 3.87 | |
| Matrika Prasad Yadav | Independent | 1,713 | 1.90 | |
| Dal Bahadur Thapa | Rastriya Janamukti Party | 1,397 | 1.55 | |
| Bishal Baskota | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,097 | 1.22 | |
| Shiva Bahadur Gurung | Mongol National Organisation | 1,072 | 1.19 | |
| Others | 1,983 | 2.20 | ||
| Total | 90,227 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 3,564 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | ||||
| Source: [7] | ||||
2017 legislative elections
| Rupandehi 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 32,866 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | Deepak Bohora | 27,422 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Mahendra Yadav | 12,536 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Surya Kumar Saru Magar | 2,409 | |
| Unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nationalist) | Kamal Prasad Sharma Upadhyaya | 1,856 | |
| Others | 2,894 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,063 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
1997 by election
| Rupandehi 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | |
| Others | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | |
| Source: Election Commission[8] | ||
