Bidya Bhattarai: Political Life, Education, Family and More

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Bidya Bhattarai (also spelled Bidhya Bhattarai) is a politician from Nepal. She served as the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology in the past. Since 2019, she has been a member of Nepal’s House of Representatives.

She entered politics after the death of her husband, Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, who was a cabinet minister. He died in a helicopter crash in February 2019. Later that year, she ran in a by-election in the Kaski-2 constituency, which had become vacant after his death. She won the election by more than 8,000 votes, defeating Khemraj Paudel from the Nepali Congress party. She was re-elected from the same area in 2022.

On April 21, 2025, she resigned from her position as Minister of Education, Science, and Technology. Her resignation came during ongoing protests by community school teachers, who had been demonstrating since April 2, 2025. The protests were demanding the government pass the School Education Bill, which had not been approved.

Bidya Bhattarai's Political Ascents and Descents

Political Steps	Timeline
Involved in Politics	2045 BS
Member of UML	2048 BS
ANRASWAVIU Vice President	2048 BS
Akhil Central Member	2050 BS
Akhil Central Secretary	2055 BS
UML Central Department	2062 BS to 2074 BS
UML Central Member	2078 BS
Professorship	2058 BS to 2076 BS
Member of House of Representatives	2076/079 BS (2 terms)
Minister of Education	Ashadh 2081 BS to Baisakh 2082 BS
Resignation from Minister of Education	Baisakh 8, 2082 BS
Assumed Office as Minister	15 July 2024
President during tenure	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister during tenure	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by (as Minister of Education)	Sumana Shrestha
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha	Incumbent
Assumed Office as MP	17 December 2019
Preceded by (as MP)	Rabindra Prasad Adhikari
Constituency	Kaski 2
Date of Birth	October 30, 1972 (age 52)
Place of Birth	Chabahil, Kathmandu
Nationality	Nepali
Political Party	CPN (UML)
Spouse	Rabindra Prasad Adhikari
Children	Biraj Adhikari & Sworaj Adhikari
Parents	Hemraj Bhattarai & Bhagawati Bhattarai

Note: The Nepali calendar year (BS - Bikram Sambat) is approximately 56-57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar (AD).

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