Mohan Bahadur Basnet () is a Nepalese politician. He served as a member of the

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and the 2nd Constituent Assembly from Sindhupalchok-1, having been elected in the

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and

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elections, representing

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. He served as the Minister for Information and Communication from 2017–2018 in the

fourth Deuba cabinet On 7 June 2017, Sher Bahadur Deuba got elected as the new prime minister of Nepal and therefore formed the new Governmental Cabinet of Nepal Deuba's candidacy was supported by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, the Rastriya Janata Party Nep ...

, having previously served as the State Minister of Health under Deuba from 2001–2002.

Legal issues

In May 2025, Mohan Bahadur Basnet was named in a corruption case filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) concerning the procurement of the Teramox telecom monitoring system. The CIAA alleged that the project was advanced without proper evaluation, resulting in a loss of Rs 3.22 billion. Following the charges, Basnet was automatically suspended from Parliament in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal. In June 2025, Basnet was granted bail by the Special Court in Kathmandu for NPR 25 lakh despite the ongoing investigation into the Teramux case.

References

Nepali Congress politicians from Bagmati Province Living people Nepal MPs 1999–2002 People from Sindhupalchowk District Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly Nepal MPs 2022–present 1958 births People from Bahrabise People from Bagmati Province {{Bagmati-politician-stub