The Kathmandu Post · Sep 29, 2026, 6:54 AM
Uproar in Nepal parliament over former chief justice’s unexplained detention
Government yet to explain former chief justice’s detention, fuelling questions over the legal basis for the police action.
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Bhaktapur-2
Bhaktapur · Bagmati
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Published coverage linked to this MP and official House records that name them. These counts show visibility in the current dataset, not a performance score.
Activity over time
Monthly MP-linked coverage and official House records across the latest 12-month data window.
Across 12 months, this window includes 9 news entries and 8 house records entries. Sep 26 had the most activity, with 6.
NewsHouse records
| Activity over time | News | House records | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jun 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12-month footprint comparison
This constituency beside the median across all 165 constituencies in the same 12-month window.
This area: 17 all linked items. Constituency median: 19 all linked items.
MP-linked news
This area9
Constituency median3
House records
This area8
Constituency median13
All linked items
This area17
Constituency median19
| 12-month footprint comparison | This area | Constituency median |
|---|---|---|
| MP-linked news | 9 | 3 |
| House records | 8 | 13 |
| All linked items | 17 | 19 |
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Winning vote share
The current MP's official winning vote total compared with all other recorded candidate votes.
Rajib KhatryRastriya Swatantra Party42,334 VotesVote share 60.7%
All other recorded votes
27,438 VotesVote share 39.3%
The vote total and share come from the Election Commission snapshot used for the current MP dataset.
| Winning vote share | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|
| Rajib Khatry, Rastriya Swatantra Party | 42,334 | 60.7% |
| All other recorded votes | 27,438 | 39.3% |
Reported updates linked to this MP
Updated Oct 2, 2026, 8:52 AM
Published reports that explicitly mention Rajib Khatry, the MP for Bhaktapur-2.
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Republica · Sep 28, 2026, 6:09 AM
RSP lawmakers’ remarks raise concerns over judicial independence
RSP lawmakers have proposed measures ranging from forming a parliamentary mechanism to study court rulings to investigating judges’ assets and restructuring the judiciary in the name of judicial...
Republica · Sep 25, 2026, 7:39 PM
RSP lawmaker Khatri questions Bhandari’s political hunger after two terms as president
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Rajiv Khatri has criticized former President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s return to active politics, saying she had not overcome her “political hunger...
Republica · Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM
‘Martyrs’ mothers were promised justice, but the commitment was not fulfilled: MP Khatry
Khatry recalled that RSP President Rabi Lamichhane, while addressing the first meeting of Parliament on April 2, had said that “the first right to justice belongs to the mothers of martyrs. ...
Republica · Jun 26, 2026, 8:07 PM
Bipin Acharya, close confidante of Rabi Lamichhane, elected RSP general secretary
Bipin Kumar Acharya, a close confidante of Rabi Lamichhane, has been elected general secretary of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), reinforcing the influence of Lamichhane's trusted allies in the pa...
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2083-05-31 BS / 2026-09-16 AD
Official House video, 2083-05-31 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (Opens in a new tab)Spoke during special hour
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2083-05-18 BS / 2026-09-03 AD
Official House video, 2083-05-18 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (Opens in a new tab)Spoke during urgent time
The official House record lists this MP among members who spoke on current issues during urgent time.
2083-05-01 BS / 2026-08-17 AD
Official House video, 2083-05-01 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (Opens in a new tab)Took part in a House discussion
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2083-03-26 BS / 2026-07-10 AD
Official House video, 2083-03-26 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (Opens in a new tab)Fertilizer Shortages and Procurement
He questioned recurring fertilizer shortages, procurement decisions, and the reported price difference between fertilizer supplied to Nepal and India by the same company.
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2083-03-25 BS / 2026-07-09 AD
Official House video, 2083-03-25 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (Opens in a new tab)Across Parliament and government
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Republica · Oct 2, 2026, 8:52 AM
Federal parliament session to end at midnight today
According to the Office of the President, the session was prorogued in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Constitution on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers made on September 29 (Asoj 13).
The Kathmandu Post · Oct 2, 2026, 7:39 AM
Federal Civil Service Bill reaches parliament, ten years after federalism
Bill proposes new administrative structure, retirement rules, recruitment quotas, lateral entry, and a two-year cooling-off period, among other things.
Khabarhub English · Oct 1, 2026, 12:42 PM
President Paudel prorogues Federal Parliament session
President Ram Chandra Paudel has prorogued the current session of the Federal Parliament. The session of both houses of the Federal Parliament has been prorogued effective midnight on October 2, following the government’s recommendation.
Khabarhub English · Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 PM
Govt recommends proroguing Federal Parliament session
The government has recommended proroguing the current session of the Federal Parliament effective midnight tomorrow. A meeting of the Council of Ministers has decided to recommend the prorogation and sent a formal letter to the Office of the Presid…
Onlinekhabar English · Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM
Government recommends ending current Parliament session
The government has recommended ending the Federal Parliament’s current session effective midnight tomorrow. The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday decided to end the session and sent a letter to the President’s Office accordingly.