Sharat Singh Bhandari

Sharat Singh Bhandari (Nepali: शरतसिंह भण्डारी) is a Nepalese politician and a former Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Government of Nepal. HIs ministerial tenure began on 4 June 2021 but he was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 June 2021, making his tenure of just 18 days one of the shortest for ministers in Nepal till date (the shortest being that of Raj Kishor Yadav).^[2][3] He also assumed the post of Ministry of Defence in the Baburam Bhattarai cabinet. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.^[4] He is one of the most time entries as a minister in cabinet of Nepal.

Honourable Sharat Singh Bhandari
शरतसिंह भण्डारी
Sharat Singh Bhandari in 2025
Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Nepal
In office 15 July 2024 – 9 September 2025
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Dol Prasad Aryal
In office 31 March 2023 – 4 March 2024
President	Ram Chandra Paudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Dol Prasad Aryal
Succeeded by	Dol Prasad Aryal
Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal
In office 4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
Succeeded by	Pampha Bhusal
Minister of Defence of Nepal
In office 4 September 2011 – 14 March 2013
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Baburam Bhattarai
Succeeded by	Khil Raj Regmi
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha In office 4 March 2018 – 12 September 2025 Preceded by Kiran Yadav Constituency Mahottari 2 In office May 1999 – May 2002 Preceded by Ram Vilas Yadav Succeeded by Ganesh Tiwari Nepali Constituency Mahottari 3 In office October 1994 – May 1999 Preceded by Beni Madhav Singh Succeeded by Mahendra Kumar Ray Constituency Mahottari 4 Member of Constituent Assembly In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Sitaram Bhandari Constituency Mahottari 6
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-08) 8 October 1954 (age 71)[1]
Nationality	Nepalese
Party	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party
Other political affiliations	People's Socialist Party (2020–2021) Rastriya Janata Party (2017–2020) Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi (2013–2020) Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) (2009–2013) Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (2008–2009) Nepali Congress (Democratic) (2002–2007) Nepali Congress (1992–2002, 2007-2008) Rastriya Prajatantra Party (? –1991)

Mr. Sharat Singh Bhandari in his capacity as Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation signing an air and railway infrastructure agreement with the Union Minister For External Affairs, Shri S.M. Krishna. February 16, 2010.