Rupa Bishwakarma

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Rupa Bishwakarma
रुपा विश्वकर्मा
Minister of State for
Forests and Environment of Nepal
Assumed office
3 August 2024

Rupa Bishwakarma is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress Party. Bishwakarma is currently serving as the Minister of State for Forests and Environment of Government of Nepal since 3 August 2024. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative from the dalit people category. [5] [6]

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