Bidhyanath Pokhrel

Bidhyanath Pokhrel was a Nepali poet and politician. He was an anti-Rana democratic politician. He took charge of the Dhankuta Front during the 1951 democratic revolution of Nepal.

Bidhyanath Pokhrel held a prominent position within the Nepali Congress. Although he initially obtained a parliamentary ticket from the Dhankura constituency in 1959, it was later transferred to another individual. Undeterred by this setback, he fearlessly contested the election as an independent candidate, despite ultimately experiencing defeat. Acknowledging his perseverance and astute political acumen, King Mahendra appointed him as a lifelong member of the Raj Sabha, which was akin to the Privy Council in the UK, in recognition of his adverse situation where he had not rejoined the Nepali Congress yet.

Pokhrel died on 25 August 1994 in Kathmandu due to a cardiac attack.