Man Bahadur Bishwakarma is a Nepali politician, former cabinet minister and an incumbent member of the

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of the

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. He was elected to parliament in the 2017 legislative election, from

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, under the

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, filling the reserved seat for

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s. He is a member of the central working committee of the main opposition party

, having been in the role since at least 2009. He was the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology in 2007.

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Living people Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepali Congress politicians from Lumbini Province Khas people Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly Dalit politicians 1948 births {{Nepal-politician-stub