Samikchya Baskota
Samikchya Baskota | |
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समीक्षा बास्कोटा | |
Baskota in 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2026[1] | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Balendra Shah |
PR group | Khas Arya (Women) |
| Constituency | Rastriya Swatantra Party PR list |
| Chairman of Bibeksheel Sajha Party[3] | |
| In office 11 February 2023[2] – 30 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rabindra Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Merged into Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1984 |
| Citizenship | Nepalese |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party (2025 - present) |
Other political affiliations | Bibeksheel Sajha Party (2017 – 2025) |
| Parent |
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| Kathmandu School of Law (LLB) St. John's University (LL.M.) | |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Businessperson, Tea entrepreneur |
Samikchya Baskota (Nepali: समीक्षा बास्कोटा; born 24 February 1984) is a Nepalese politician serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[5][6] She was elected as a member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha through the Proportional Representation system from the Khas Arya women cluster in the 2026 General Election.[1][7][8] Baskota serves as a party chairperson of the Law, Justice and Human Rights parliamentary committee for Rastriya Swatantra Party under the House of Representatives since April 2026.[9][10]
Baskota also holds a Central committee membership of Rastriya Swatantra Party.[11][12] She was a former chairman of Bibeksheel Sajha Party which was later merged to Rastriya Swatantra Party ahead of the 2026 election.[13][2][14]She contested and was defeated in a 2022 Kathmandu municipal election.[15] She holds LLB from Kathmandu School of Law under Kathmandu University.[16]
Electoral history
Local Election 2022 – Kathmandu Mayor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balendra Shah | Independent | 61,767 | 38.63 | Winner |
| Sirjana Singh | Nepali Congress | 38,341 | 23.98 | Lost |
| Keshav Sthapit | CPN (UML) | 38,117 | 23.84 | |
| Suman Sayami | Independent | 13,770 | 8.61 | |
| Madan Das Shrestha | RPP | 5,770 | 3.61 | |
| Samikchya Baskota | Bibeksheel Sajha | 647 | 0.40 |
| S.N. | Candidate Name | Party | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dipendra Shrestha | Nepali Congress | 6,231 | 38.79 | Winner |
| 2 | Bishnu Kumari Bhusal | CPN UML | 4,619 | 28.76 | Lost |
| 3 | Samikshya Baskota | Bibeksheel Sajha | 4,343 | 27.04 |
References
- ^ a b "Samikchya Baskota - Member of Parliament 2082". hr.parliament.gov.np. 26 March 2026. Archived from the original on 14 June 2026.
- ^ a b "Samikchya Baskota appointed chairperson of Bibeksheel Sajha Party". Nepal News. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "Baskota picked Bibeksheel-Sajha Party chair". Rising Nepal Daily. 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Bibeksheel Sajha Party appoints Samikshya Baskota as province 3 coordinator". The Himalayan Times. 18 May 2018.
- ^ "7 appointed to RSP central committee, including Samikshya & Ranju". 4 January 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "Samiksha Baskota: Leading an alternative political stream to reach Parliament". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "13 RSP central committee members elected as PR MPs - OnlineKhabar English News". 16 March 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ Setopati, Setopati. "Leaders who joined RSP from Bibeksheel included in preliminary PR list". Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "Samikshya Baskota elected as chair of Law Committee". Nepal News. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "RSP finalizes candidates for parliamentary committee chairs (with list)". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "RSP - Rastriya Swatantra Party". rspnepal.org. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "7 appointed to RSP central committee, including Samikshya & Ranju - English". 4 January 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "RSP, Bibeksheel Sajha merge; party retains 'bell' as election symbol". Nepal News. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "Baskota elected Bibeksheel Sajha chief". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ Service, Himalayan News (12 April 2022). "Bibeksheel's Samikchya Baskota to vie for KMC mayor". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ^ "Samiksha Baskota: Leading an alternative political stream to reach Parliament". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
External links
- Raule, Narendra (2 December 2017). "गृह राज्यमन्त्रीकि छोरी विवेकशील साझा पार्टीबाट लड्दै" [Daughter of the Former Minister of State for Home Affairs is contesting from the Bibeksheel Sajha Party]. YouTube (in Nepali). Frontline Nepal.
- "विवेकशील साझाकी प्रदेश संयोजक भन्छिन अमेरिका फोटोमा मात्रै सपनाको देश" [Bibeksheel Sajha's provincial coordinator says US is a dream country only in photos]. YouTube (in Nepali). Nepal Aaja. 29 November 2018.
- Samikchya Baskota on Facebook