Vishwendra Paswan (Nepali: विश्वेन्द्र पासवान) is a Nepalese politician and human rights activist. He was the chairman of the Dalit Janajati Party. He is the president of the Bahujan Shakti Party and an avowed Ambedkarite.^[1][2] He was a member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He served as Minister of Science, Technology, Environment and Population, Govt. of Nepal.^[3][4][5] He belongs to Dalit community, and follows Buddhism.^[1][6]

Vishwendra Paswan is known as the "Ambedkar of Nepal".^[6]

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In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, the Dalit Janajati Party won 1 seat through the Proportional Representation vote.^[11] The party selected Paswan as its representative in the assembly.