Purusottam Poudel, a member of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), assumed the post of the Minister of Youth and Sports of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.He is also a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Bara–6 seat in Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2013 from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).