The representative
His father taught at the village school; as a boy he helped his mother run a vegetable shop.
CharhajareSenapati district · Manipur
Born on 3 January 1986 to Smt. Parvati Bista and Shri Vishnu Bista, in a Gorkha family in the Senapati district of Manipur.
Joined the Surya Foundation, where he was trained and mentored by senior social and business leaders.
The years that followed took him across the country, working alongside volunteers, community members and young people.
From the Foundation to the North East
1999 — 2003
Entrusted by Shri Jaiprakash Narayan, Chairman of the Surya Foundation, with the Ideal Village Project (Aadarsh Gaon Yojana) across the North East — Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Darjeeling.
It was this work that first brought him to the Darjeeling hills.
Contesting his first election, he won Darjeeling with 7,50,067 votes — a margin of 4,13,443, the largest in West Bengal that year.
He took charge as Member of Parliament following the results on 23 May 2019 and was sworn in on 17 June.
2019 · Darjeeling
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Appointed July 2021Bharatiya Janata Party
Also servesAppointed National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in July 2021. He also serves as a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Today
Second term in the 18th Lok Sabha. National Spokesperson of the BJP and National General Secretary of the BJYM. Beyond Parliament, Managing Director of Surya Roshni Limited.
