Raju Bista

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Raju Bista
Bista (left) with President of India, Droupadi Murmu (2025)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byS. S. Ahluwalia
ConstituencyDarjeeling
Personal details
Born (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986
Charhajare, Manipur, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Anita Bista
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(m. 2006)​
Children3
Presidency College, Motbung (B.A.)
ProfessionBusiness, social work
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Raju Bista (born 3 January 1986) is an Indian politician and managing director of Surya Roshni Limited. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Darjeeling, West Bengal in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is a National Spokesperson of the BJP.[7] On 14 July 2021, he has been appointed as a National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.[8]

Personal life

Bista was born on 3 January 1986 in an Indian Gorkha family of Vishnu and Prabah Bista in Charhajare, Senapati district of Manipur. He is a Bachelor of Arts and was educated at Presidency College, Motbung which is affiliated to Manipur University. Bista married Anita Bista on 6 October 2006, with whom he has two daughters. He also serves as the managing director of Surya Roshni[9][10] and is also involved with social work.[11][1]

Tea industry advocacy

In June 2026, Bista participated in a high-level tea industry meeting at Uttar Kanya in Siliguri alongside state and central representatives to address the revival of closed tea estates and welfare measures for tea workers in North Bengal. During the summit, he advocated for the implementation of the Prime Minister Tea Workers Welfare Scheme, stating that remaining funds from the allocated ₹1,000 crore package would be directed toward bolstering local healthcare services, education, and infrastructure development within the region's tea gardens. Bista opposed proposals converting tea plantation lands into commercial hotel projects, maintaining that such lands must remain dedicated to tea cultivation to safeguard the livelihoods of the local workforce.[12]


References

  1. "With Raju Bista's victory, Manipur's Nepali community gets its first MP". K Sarojkumar Sharma. The Times of India. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "33 year-old youth from Manipur is Darjeeling's new MP". Northeast Now. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. Das, Madhuparna (27 May 2019). "Battle in Bengal: It's Gorkhas Vs Gorkhas in Darjeeling". Madhuparna Das. The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. "Among BJP's West Bengal winners, a tribal leader, businessman, software expert". The Indian Express. 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. "Darjeeling Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Darjeeling". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. "Raju Bista gets appointed as the national spokesperson of BJP". Siliguri Times. 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. Sinha, Avijit (15 July 2021). "BJP MP Raju Bista named Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha national general secretary". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. "Surya Roshni Limited - Investor Presentation 2026" (PDF). NSE India. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  10. "About Raju Bista". Raju Bista BJP (Official Website). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  11. "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  12. "No Tea Garden Will Shut Down, Assures MP Raju Bista After Crucial Uttar Kanya Tea Industry Meeting". Siliguri Chronicle. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)