Barsaman Pun

Honourable
Barsaman Pun
Honourable Barsaman Pun
बर्षमान पुन
	Barsaman Pun with his wife Onsari Gharti Magar
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 March 2018
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Oli
Preceded by	Position established
Member of House of Representatives from Rolpa
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 March 2018
Preceded by	Krishna Bahadur Mahara Rolpa-1 ; Onsari Gharti Magar Rolpa-2 ;
Minister for Finance
	In office; August 2011 – March 2013
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Succeeded by	Shankar Prasad Koirala
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction
	In office; 14 February 2011 – April 2011
Prime Minister	Jhalanath Khanal
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born	Jangkot, Rolpa
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) ( -2018) ; Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018- )
Spouse(s)	Onsari Gharti Magar

Barsaman Pun, also known by his nom de guerre Ananta, is a Nepali communist politician and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He is also a member of the Standing Committee in Nepal Communist Party (NCP). He has previously served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Peace and Reconstruction.^[1] He was a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) during the insurgency period and served as one of 4 deputy commanders of People's Liberation Army.^[2]

Insurgency[]

He commanded the attack on Holeri police station on February 13, 1996 which marked the beginning of the civil war.^[3] He was appointed as Eastern divisional commander following the 2002 central committee meeting.^[4] Some of the battles he commanded in this capacity include the attack at Bhiman, Sindhuli in September 2002 which led to the death of 49 policemen and the attack on Bandipur barracks in May 2005.^[5] He was appointed as a deputy commander of People's Liberation Army at the Chunbang conference in 2005.^[6]

Political career[]

Following the Second People's movement and Comprehensive Peace Accord, Pun transitioned into politics. He was elected to the first Constituent assembly from Lalitpur-1. He contested the second Constituent assembly from Morang in line with the party policy of top Maoist leaders to contest the election from the Terai belt. However, he came in third place behind then Congress District Chairman Dik Bahadur Limbu and CPN-UML candidate Ghanashyam Khatiwada. He contested the 2017 House of Representatives election from his home district, Rolpa, and was elected to Parliament.

Electoral history[]

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Lalitpur - 1^[7]

Party	Candidate	Votes	Status
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	Barshaman Pun	15,329	Elected
Nepali Congress	Udaya Shumsher Rana	14,011	Lost

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Morang - 9

Party	Candidate	Votes	Status
Nepali Congress	Dik Bahadur Limbu	15,202	Elected
CPN (UML)	Ghanashyam Khatiwada	12,989	Lost
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)	Barshaman Pun	8,525	Lost (3rd)

2017 House of Representatives Election

Rolpa^[8]

Party	Candidate	Votes	Status
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	Barshaman Pun	42,084	Elected
Nepali Congress	Amar Singh Pun	20,337	Lost

Personal life[]

He is married to Onsari Gharti Magar, a fellow communist politician and former speaker of the Legislature-Parliament.^[9]

References[]

^ Kharel, Pranab (4 September 2011). "PM Bhattarai swears in 13 more Cabinet members". www.ekantipur.com/. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ Ogura, Kiyoko. "Meeting Pasang in Rolpa". Nepalitimes. Kunda Dixit. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ Pun, Kiran. "Woeful tale of former commander". Republic. Binod Gyawali. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "Nepal's Maoist: Their Aims, Structure and Strategy" (PDF). International Crisis Group. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "One year of Qualitative Military Leap". OHCHR. OHCHR. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "बर्षमान पुन 'अनन्त' : सैन्य ईन्चार्जदेखि उर्जा मन्त्रीसम्म". Nepalpatra. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ Salokya. "भक्तपुरमा ६२ र ललितपुरमा १०७ जना हार्ने निश्चित". Mysansar. Shrestha, Umesh. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "Rolpa : Province 1 – Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". Kailash Sirohiya. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ "Onsari elected First Woman Speaker". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[ekanti-1] Kharel, Pranab (4 September 2011). "PM Bhattarai swears in 13 more Cabinet members". www.ekantipur.com/. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[2] Ogura, Kiyoko. "Meeting Pasang in Rolpa". Nepalitimes. Kunda Dixit. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[3] Pun, Kiran. "Woeful tale of former commander". Republic. Binod Gyawali. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[4] "Nepal's Maoist: Their Aims, Structure and Strategy" (PDF). International Crisis Group. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[5] "One year of Qualitative Military Leap". OHCHR. OHCHR. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[6] "बर्षमान पुन 'अनन्त' : सैन्य ईन्चार्जदेखि उर्जा मन्त्रीसम्म". Nepalpatra. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[7] Salokya. "भक्तपुरमा ६२ र ललितपुरमा १०७ जना हार्ने निश्चित". Mysansar. Shrestha, Umesh. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[8] "Rolpa : Province 1 – Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". Kailash Sirohiya. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[9] "Onsari elected First Woman Speaker". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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