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Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi

Nepal Communist Party (UML) · Banke-2

Updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:07 AM

Also known as: Mohammad Ishtiaq Rai

Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi represents Banke-2 in the House of Representatives for Nepal Communist Party (UML), after winning the seat in Nepal's 2026 general election. Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi (born 2 November 1979) is a Nepali politician who had served as the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation in the ruling coalition government led by Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba. Rai was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Pratinidhi Sabha from the Banke 2 (constituency) in the 2017 General Elections. In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Banke-2 constituency, winning 19396 votes.

Open constituency

Constituency: Banke-2
District: Banke
Votes: 24,628
Vote share: 36.9%
Sources: 8

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Background and experience

Education history

M.A.

Institution

Lord Buddha Degree College India

Professional history

Professional experience

When

2064; 2074; 2068; 2075; 2079

Notes

Member of the Constituent Assembly 2064, Member of the House of Representatives, 2074, Minister of Labor and Transport 2068 Minister of Urban Development 2075, Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport 2079

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