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Rajib Khatry
Rastriya Swatantra Party · Bhaktapur-2
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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.
Also known as: Rajeev Khatri · Rajiv Khatri · Raj Kumar Khatri
Seat summary
- Party
- Rastriya Swatantra Party
- Seat type
- Direct seat
- Constituency
- Bhaktapur-2
- Province
- Bagmati
- District
- Bhaktapur
- Status
- Elected
- Votes
- 42,334
- Vote share
- 60.7%
- Constituency total votes
- 69,772
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Background and experience
Professional history
Personal details
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- Age
- 56
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth (B.S.)
- 2043-01-08
- Residence
- Kathmandu Kathmandu Metropolitan City Kalopul Gyaneshwar
- Citizenship district
- Kathmandu
Sources
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)