Raghubir Mahaseth
Raghubir Mahaseth | |
|---|---|
| रघुवीर महासेठ | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Purna Bahadur Khadka |
| In office 4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Ishwar Pokhrel Upendra Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Bishnu Prasad Paudel Narayan Kaji Shrestha Rabi Lamichhane |
| Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal | |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Prakash Jwala |
| In office 16 March 2018 – 20 November 2019 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Bir Bahadur Balayar |
| Succeeded by | Basanta Kumar Nemwang |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali |
| Minister of Irrigation | |
| In office 13 February 2011 – 29 August 2011 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Preceded by | Bal Krishna Khand |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Raya Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Kumar Shah |
| Constituency | Dhanusha 4 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 2009 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Mohan Yadav |
| Constituency | Dhanusha 5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1961[1] |
| Political party | CPN (UML) (before 2018; 2021-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021) |
| Spouse | Julie Kumari Mahato |
Raghubir Mahaseth (Nepali: रघुविर महासेठ) is a well-renowned and very influential Nepalese politician. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister and the Physical Infrastructure & Transportation minister. He is serving as the Central Secretary of CPN UML, is the in-charge of the Madhesh Province of Nepal for CPN UML, and is the member of House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2021, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport from 2018 to 2020, and the Minister of Irrigation in 2011.
Electoral history
[edit]He has been elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Dhanusha-4 2017 on a CPN (UML) ticket. He contested 1999 elections from Marxist–Leninist for the first time. He contested election but won only in 2009 by-election from Dhanusha-5 and 2017 election from Dhanusha-4 once each[2][3][4]
| Dhanusha-3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Ananda Prasad Dhungana | 15,026 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) | Hem Bahadur Malla | 13,736 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Anand Yadav | 10,256 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 9,974 | |
| Others | 3,272 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,301 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[5][6] | |||
| Dhanusha 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal | Sanjay Kumar Sah | 13,422 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 9,282 | |
| Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party | Brishesh Chandra Lal | 4,965 | |
| Nepali Congress | Lila Koirala | 4,363 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Arbind Kumar Lal Karna | 1,847 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Ram Dayal Sah | 1,344 | |
| Others | 3,197 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,941 | ||
| Result | Forum Nepal gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[7] | |||
Dhanusha-5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Chandra Mohan Yadav | 11,703 | Elected | |
| CPN-UML | Raghubir Mahaseth | 10,023 | Lost | |
| Result | Congress hold | |||
| Source: Chandra Mohan Yadav#cite note-:0-1 | ||||
| Dhanusha 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Raghubir Mahaseth | 22,532 | |
| Nepali Congress | Mahendra Yadav | 19,991 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Mahajan Yadav | 19,662 | |
| Others | 1,271 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,861 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "List of members elected in the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election", Wikipedia, 2021-04-06, retrieved 2021-06-17
- ^ "List of members elected in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election", Wikipedia, 2021-01-05, retrieved 2021-06-17
- ^ "1st Federal Parliament of Nepal", Wikipedia, 2021-06-09, retrieved 2021-06-17
- ^ "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Nepal Communist Party
- Official website of Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
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- Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians
- Nepal MPs 2017–2022
- Deputy prime ministers of Nepal
- Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
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- 1961 births
- Nepal MPs 2022–present
- Foreign ministers of Nepal
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