Sushant Vaidik

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The Honourable
Sushant Vaidik
सुशान्त वैदिक
Vaidik in 2026
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded bySurya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri
ConstituencyPyuthan 1
Personal details
CitizenshipNepalese
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
EducationMaster of Economics (MA)
Political Science (MSc)
London School of Economics (Msc)
Norwegian School of Economics (MA)
Profession

Sushant Vaidik (Nepali: सुशान्त वैदिक)[1] is a Nepalese politician and economist serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[2][3] He is the member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected from Pyuthan 1 constituency in 2026 Nepalese General Election securing 27,469 votes and defeating his closest contender Govind Raj Pokharel of the Nepali Congress.[4][5]

He previously worked as an economic and policy making advisor for provincial government of Lumbini province under the chief ministers like Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary of Nepali Congress and Jokh Bahadur Mahara of Maoist Centre.[6][7] He holds Msc in Political Science from London School of Economics and Master of Economics from Norwegian School of Economics.[8][9] Presently Vaidik is overseeing day-to-day operations of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies under Balen Shah Government.[10]

References

  1. "प्यूठानमा रास्वपाका सुशान्त वैदिक विजयी". Ekantipur (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  2. "RSP - Rastriya Swatantra Party". rspnepal.org. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  3. Dudraj, Daya. "As many as 59 parliamentarians under 40 have been elected in Nepal's lower house". asianews.network. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  4. "RSP wins HoR seat from Pyuthan". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  5. "Rastriya Swatantra Party's Sushant Baidik Wins Pyuthan Parliamentary Seat". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  6. "Sushant Vaidik: Journey from advisor to provincial government to MP". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  7. "Candidate watch: Sushant Vaidik from Pyuthan-1 | The Farsight Nepal". Farsight. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  8. "Candidate watch: Sushant Vaidik from Pyuthan-1 | The Farsight Nepal". Farsight. 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  9. "Sushant Vaidik: Journey from advisor to provincial government to MP". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  10. Bhattarai, Bhagwat. "Sushant Vaidik overseeing Ministry of Industry on behalf of PM Shah". Setopati. Retrieved 2026-05-05.