Member, House of Representatives
Elected · Direct seat
Rajib Khatry
राजिव खत्री
Journalist
Bhaktapur-2 · Bagmati
- Votes won
- 42,334
- Vote share 60.7%
- Winning margin
- 31,338
- Mahesh Basnet
- Age
- 40
- Born 2043-01-08 B.S. (1986)
Profile
Rajib Khatry is a Nepalese politician and journalist serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party. He is the member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected from Bhaktapur 2 constituency in 2026 Nepalese general election securing 42,334 votes and defeating Mahesh Basnet, secretary of the CPN UML. He served as a senior journalist and news presenter for over 8 years at News 24 Television.
Key facts
- Age
- 40
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth (B.S.)
- 2043-01-08
- Profession
- journalist
- Residence
- Kathmandu Kathmandu Metropolitan City Kalopul Gyaneshwar
- Citizenship district
- Kathmandu
- Also known as
- Rajeev Khatri · Rajiv Khatri · Raj Kumar Khatri
Age: From the recorded date of birth.
Election result in Bhaktapur-2
The top three candidates in the Election Commission count. Shares are of all votes counted in the constituency.
| Rajib Khatry, Rastriya Swatantra Party | 42,334 Votes | Vote share 60.7% |
|---|---|---|
| Mahesh Basnet, CPN-UML | 10,996 Votes | Vote share 15.8% |
| Kavir Rana, Nepali Congress | 8,401 Votes | Vote share 12.0% |
| All other candidates | 8,041 Votes | Vote share 11.5% |
Won by 31,338 votes over Mahesh Basnet, a margin of 44.9% of votes counted.69,772 votes counted
Open the Bhaktapur-2 pageLocal news, House records, and the full seat record in one place.In Parliament
Official House records through October 2, 2026
Latest 5 of 8 recordsUp to five recent entries from official House records that clearly name this MP, preferring entries that describe the topic. Labels such as “Spoke during zero hour” mean the record lists this MP among those who spoke; they do not measure attendance or performance.
House sitting of September 16, 2026 (2083-05-31 BS)
House sitting of September 3, 2026 (2083-05-18 BS)
House sitting of August 17, 2026 (2083-05-01 BS)
House sitting of July 9, 2026 (2083-03-25 BS)
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.
Summary from automatic transcript
Official House video, 2083-03-25 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (opens in a new tab)House sitting of April 8, 2026 (2082-12-25 BS)
Unauthorized Medicine Price Increases
He called for an immediate investigation and action against officials accused of unlawfully increasing medicine prices.
Summary from automatic transcript
Official House video, 2082-12-25 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (opens in a new tab)News mentions
These stories explicitly name this MP in the title or summary and link to the original publisher. When a verified translation is unavailable, the source-language text is retained.
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Nischal Nath Pandey draws ‘nepo baby’ jibe at parliamentary hearing
opens in a new tabRastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Rajiv Khatri has questioned Nischal Nath Pandey, Nepal’s ambassador-designate to India, over the “nepo baby” label directed at him because of his family background. Pandey is appearing before the P… Nischal
Republica
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RSP lawmaker Khatri questions Bhandari’s political hunger after two terms as president
opens in a new tabRastriya 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...
Background and experience
Professional history
journalist
Sources
Seat details come from official records. Background, affiliations, links, and cabinet roles may also use Federal Parliament pages, cabinet listings, and other public sources. Some English summaries are translated from the Nepali source linked on the page.
Sources checked Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM
- Wikidata entityWikidataAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament member profileFederal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia profile (English)WikipediaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Election Commission of Nepal candidate result recordElection Commission of NepalAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- Nepse Bajar candidate profileNepse BajarAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate profile, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Apr 4, 2026, 4:15 AM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate directory, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament active member directory, 2082Federal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
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