Raju BistaDOCKET NO. 13170

AGE

38

EDUCATION

B.A. from Presidency College Motbung, Manipur University

TERMS SERVED

2

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Managing Director of Surya Roshni Limited, social work

DECLARED ASSETS

₹47.53 Cr

From Gorkha community of Nepali origin, born in Senapati, Manipur. National Spokesperson for BJP, National General Secretary of BJP Youth Morcha (2021). Focuses on tea industry revival and plantation worker welfare.

ATTENDANCE

90.3%

QUESTIONS ASKED

143

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

37

MPLADS UTILIZATION

27.5%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹4.28 Cr

UNSPENT

₹10.42 Cr

UTILIZATION

29.1%

WORKS COMPLETED

57

WORKS RECOMMENDED

114

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 3 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Revival of closed tea estates and plantation worker welfare

   UNVERIFIED

   Labor/Agriculture · SOURCE: Electoral platform

2. 02. Opposition to conversion of tea plantation lands to commercial projects

   UNVERIFIED

   Land Use/Agriculture · SOURCE: Parliamentary record

3. 03. Regional infrastructure development and rail/metro connectivity

   UNVERIFIED

   Infrastructure · SOURCE: Parliamentary record

IPC-332 (causing hurt to deter public servant), IPC-153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), IPC-166, IPC-143, 147, 149 (unlawful assembly/rioting), IPC-186, IPC-188, IPC-353

• Outsider allegation and Gorkha community concerns

  MEDIUM · ALLEGED

  In March 2024, Kurseong BJP MLA questioned his candidacy citing Manipuri origins as evidence of being an 'outsider' to Darjeeling hills. Gorkha leaders expressed concern about his position, creating dissonance within hill community political equations.

  2024-03-01 · SOURCE: Outlook India, The Darjeeling Chronicle

• [1] MyNeta 2024 Affidavit
• [2] Wikipedia - Raju Bista
• [3] PRS Legislative Research
• [4] India TV News
• [5] Outlook India
• [6] The Darjeeling Chronicle