Raghubir Mahaseth ( ne, रघुविर महासेठ) is a well-renowned
Nepalese politician. Mahaseth is currently 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
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of the
federal parliament of Nepal
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. He previously served as the
Deputy Prime Minister
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and
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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in 2021,
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport from 2018 to 2020, and the
Minister of Irrigation in 2011.
Electoral history
He has been elected to the
Pratinidhi Sabha
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from Dhanusha-4
2017
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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
1999 legislative elections
2008 Constituent Assembly election
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In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...
2013 Constituent Assembly election
Dhanusha-5
2017 legislative elections
See also
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2022 Janakpur municipal election
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Satrudhan Mahato
Satrughan Mahato is a Nepalese politician belonging to CPN (Unified Socialist). He is the incumbent minister of Madhesh Province government. He is member of Provincial Assembly of Madhesh Province.
Mahato is also the leader of party the party h ...
References
External links
Official website of Nepal Communist PartyOfficial website of Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Living people
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians
Nepal MPs 2017–2022
Deputy Prime Ministers of Nepal
Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians
1961 births
Nepal MPs 2022–present
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