| Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | |
| Native Name: | भानुभक्त जोशी |
| Office1: | Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration |
| Termstart1: | 6 March 2024 |
| Termend1: | 15 July 2024 |
| President1: | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Primeminister1: | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Predecessor1: | Anita Devi Sah |
| Successor1: | Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Term Start2: | 13 February 2011 |
| Term End2: | 29 August 2011 |
| President2: | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Primeminister2: | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Predecessor2: | Deepak Bohara |
| Successor2: | Mohamad Wokil Musalman |
| Office3: | Member of House of Representatives |
| Termstart3: | 22 December 2022 |
| Predecessor3: | Bhairab Bahadur Singh |
| Constituency3: | Bajhang 1 |
| Term Start4: | October 1994 |
| Term End4: | May 1999 |
| Predecessor4: | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh |
| Successor4: | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh |
| Constituency4: | Bajhang 1 |
| Office6: | Member of Constituent Assembly of Nepal |
| Term Start6: | 28 May 2008 |
| Term End6: | 19 November 2013 |
| Predecessor6: | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh |
| Successor6: | Man Prasad Khatri |
| Constituency6: | Bajhang 1 |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Bajhang |
| Otherparty: | Nepal Communist Party |
Bhanu Bhakta Joshi (ne|भानुभक्त जोशी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN (Unified Socialist). In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Bajhang-1 constituency, winning 13,955 votes and in 1994 Nepalese general election he was elected from Bajhang 1 (constituency), winning 12,603 votes.[1] He also served as Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation in Jhalanath Khanal cabinet.
2008 Constituent Assembly election Bajhang-1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | 13,955 | ||
| CPN (Maoist) | Dev Raj Regmi | 12,148 | ||
| Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 10,092 | ||
| Others | 2,248 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,124 | |||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | |||
| Source: Election Commission[2] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bhanu Bhakta Joshi | 12,603 | ||
| Nepali Congress | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh | 6,640 | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Gagan Jang Bahadur Singh | 2,906 | ||
| Independent | Satya Ram Bhandari | 2,607 | ||
| Independent | Prem Bahadur Khati | 729 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | |||
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