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{{short description|Nepalese politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hari Nath Bastola
| native_name = हरिनाथ बास्तोला
| office = Member of Parliament (MP) in the [[Pratinidhi Sabha]] from [[Sunsari-4]] district
| term_start = November 1994
| term_end = May 1999
| president =
| primeminister = [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]
| party = [[Nepali Congress]]
| nationality = [[Nepal]]i
| children = Lata Pandit, Taj Nath Bastola, Rajesh Bastola, Asha Bastola, Roshan Bastola
| spouse = Uma Bastola
| Grandchildren = Ritika Dhakal, Riwaj Pandit, Ankit Pandit, Arjan Pokharel, Kabya Bastola, Kashyap Bastola, Kunjal Bastola, Kashish Bastola, Kritana Bastola, Akshaj Pokharel, Koyel Bastola
| image =
| preceded = Khalil Miya
| succeeded = Hari Prasad Sapkota
| birth_place = Dhankuta District, Nepal
| parliament1 = 3rd House of Representatives
| native_name_lang = हरिनाथ बास्तोला
| birth_date = October 30, 1942
}}

'''Hari Nath Bastola''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali:]] हरिनाथ बास्तोला) is a [[Nepal]]ese politician, belonging to the [[Nepali Congress]]. He was elected to the [[Pratinidhi Sabha]] in the [[1994 Nepalese legislative election|1994 election]] from the [[Sunsari District|Sunsari-4]] constituency with 16922 votes.<ref>[http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php Election Commission of Nepal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012034141/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php |date=2006-10-12 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=8132#.XNgOhY4zZPY|title=Nepali Congress still at it - Nepali Times|website=archive.nepalitimes.com|access-date=2019-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-17/nepals-constitution-best-in-the-world-sitaula.html|title=Nepal's constitution best in the world: Sitaula|website=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com|language=English|access-date=2019-05-12}}</ref> This was the second election to take place after King Birenda agreed to introduce [[democracy]] in 1990 and to become a [[constitutional monarch]] after increasing protests by the [[1990 People's Movement]] which Bastola's wife Uma Bastola and son Taj Nath (Mukesh) Bastola participated in.

== Background ==
Bastola was a pro-democracy activist who was a political prisoner several times prior to his election to the Pratinidhi Sabha. He advocated for a constitutional monarchy and a multi-party democracy in Nepal. For over 25 years, Bastola served as President of Sunsari District's Nepali Congress party, an office to which [[B. P. Koirala]] appointed him. He is one of the longest-serving District Presidents of the Nepali Congress party. His home served as a field office for the party's Eastern Region. This was at a time when the Nepali Congress was banned by the monarchy and operating underground.

== Constituency and Platform ==
Bastola was known as an honest and dedicated leader by his Sunsari constituency. His constituency is a multi-ethnic region on the outskirts of Nepal bordering India. In Parliament, he fought for legislation to bring equal representation of minority ethnicities such as the [[Terai]] people as well as stronger infrastructure and economic development in his district.

=== [[1994 Nepalese legislative election|1994 legislative elections]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
|
|[[Nepali Congress]]
|[[Hari Nath Bastola]]
|16,922
|-
|
|[[CPN (UML)|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]]
|Bhim Prasad Acharya
|13,714
|-
|
|[[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]]
|Dil Bahadur Shrestha
|9,561
|-
|
| colspan="2" |Others
|1,605
|-
! colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress hold
|-
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission
|}

=== [[Federal Parliament of Nepal|Parliament/Constituent Assembly]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Election
!Member
!Party
|-
| rowspan="3" |
|[[1991 Nepalese legislative election|1991]]
|Khalil Miya
| rowspan="3" |[[Nepali Congress]]
|-
|[[1994 Nepalese general election|1994]]
|[[Hari Nath Bastola]]
|-
|[[1999 Nepalese general election|1999]]
|Hari Prasad Sapkota
|-
|
|[[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Muga Lal Mahato]]
|[[Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal|Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal]]
|-
|
|''June 2009''
|[[Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|[[2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2013]]
|[[Sitaram Mahato]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Nepali Congress]]
|-
|[[2017 Nepalese legislative election|2017]]
|[[Gyanendra Bahadur Karki]]
|}

== Family and Personal Life ==
Prior to his tenure in Parliament, he operated Pindeshwor Feed Industry which he owned in Dharan.

Bastola's wife Uma Bastola and son Taj Nath (Mukesh) Bastola took part in the [[1990 People's Movement]]. Uma Bastola mobilized women in the [[Sunsari District|Sunsari-4]] district to join the movement and even ran for a seat in the Pratinidhi Sabha from [[Sunsari 1 (constituency)]] in Dharan. She was also the President of Sunsari district's [[Nepal Woman Association]] and later served as a Central Member of the association.

Eldest son Taj Nath (Mukesh) Bastola was appointed President of [[Nepal Student Union]]'s Sunsari district where he served under the leadership of national President [[Bal Krishna Khand]]. Mukesh Bastola also was a political prisoner prior to the introduction of democracy when Nepali Congress was still a banned party.

Middle son Rajesh Nath Bastola is a high-ranking law enforcement officer currently serving as a Senior Superintendent of the [[Nepal Police]] (SSP).

Upon ending his term on the Pratinidhi Sabha, Hari Nath Bastola worked for the Nepali Congress party where he travelled around the country continuing to organize for the party and expand its base.

Hari Nath Bastola now travels between the United States and Nepal to see his family but remains an active voice against corruption and discrimination, even in his own party. He is actively involved in social work in his own constituency as well. A current project he is working on is the creation of a [[Mandir]] in [[Barahakshetra]] which he hopes will develop the area through internal tourism and increase the public welfare and revenue of the community. He has fundraised internationally to support this project.

== References ==
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[[Category:Nepal MPs 1994–1999]]
[[Category:Nepali Congress politicians]]

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