Minendra Rijal ( ne, मिनेन्द्र रिजाल) is a
Nepali
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politician and former
Defence Minister of Nepal. He is also member of the
House of Representatives.
Political career
He is a former member of
Nepali Congress party Central Working Committee.
He served as
Minister of Information and Communications during the
prime minister-ship of the
Sushil Koirala.
Recently, Rijal resigned as Defence minister after he was unable to win internal election of party for general secretary.
He was elected to parliament from
Morang-2 in the
2017 elections
The following elections occurred in 2017.
Africa
* 2017 Somali presidential election 8 February 2017
*2017 Gambian parliamentary election 6 April 2017
* 2017 Algerian legislative election 4 May 2017
*2017 Lesotho general election 3 June 2017
*2 ...
. Morang-2 is the constituency from where Late PM
Girija Prasad Koirala used to contest the election.
He was also one of the architects of the mixed electoral system that ensured better social and gender diversity in the Constituent Assembly.
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Electoral history
2017 legislative elections
References
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Nepali Congress politicians from Province No. 1
Government ministers of Nepal
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1957 births
Nepali Congress (Democratic) politicians
Nepal MPs 2017–2022
People from Dharan
Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly