Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha (born 3 May 1944) is a Nepalese politician and former

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. He was appointed as a governor of Province No. 2 by the

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on 17 January 2018. He served as a Governor of Province No. 2 from 19 January 2018 to 03 November 2019. Earlier, he was the Secretary at

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and Director General at Department of Irrigation, Nepal. Kayastha began his political career with

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in the 2004.

Early life and education

Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha was born at Suga Bhawani (now Jaleshwar), Mahottari on 3 May 1944 to Lal Kishore Lal & Achakmani Devi. His father was a secondary level Teacher. He was passed

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(SLC) in 1st division from Laxmi Chand Murarka Higher Secondary School in Jaleshwar and earned an Intermediates degree with Science from

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. He further studied

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(B. Tech.) from the same college and later he moved to IIT, Kharaghpur and

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for higher education degree.

Civil service career

Kayastha joined Civil services of Nepal as an

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in 1964.

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Living people 1944 births Nepalese politicians IIT Kharagpur alumni Alumni of Imperial College London People from Mahottari District Governors of Madhesh Province Tri-Chandra College alumni {{Province2NP-politician-stub

Early life and education

Civil service career

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