Raju Basnet

Raju Basnet (born 1969) is an Indian politician from Sikkim state. He is an MLA from Namchaybong Assembly constituency in Pakyong district. He represents Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Party and won the 2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election. He is Minister of Education, Sports & Youth Affairs, Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department in Second Tamang ministry.

Early life and education Basnet is from Chalamthang, Pakyong district, Sikkim. His father Lall Das Basnett was a farmer. He completed his MBA in Banking and Finance at Sikkim Manipal University in 2012. He took voluntary retirement as a government employee after 33 years of service. He joined the State Mechanical Engineering Service in January 1991 as an assistant engineer and went on to work in 20 posts in seven departments. Before taking retirement, he was the secretary to the government in the transport department for five years, from 2019.