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Lord Buddha Degree College India
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Nepal Communist Party (UML)
Banke-2
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Mohammad Ishtiaq Rai
Nepal Communist Party (UML)•Banke-2•Updated Apr 3, 2026, 10:30 PM
Also known as
Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi
Summary
Mohammad Ishtiaq Rai is a Nepalese politician and House of Representatives member for Nepal Communist Party (UML), elected from Banke-2 in Nepal's 2026 general election. Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rai (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 House of Representatives 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.
Constituency
Banke-2
District
Banke
Votes
24,628
Vote share
36.9%
Source records
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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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