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Rajendra Kumar Rai

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Nepal Communist Party (UML)

Dhankuta-1

Nepal Communist Party (UML)

Direct seat

Elected

Rajendra Kumar Rai

Nepal Communist Party (UML)Dhankuta-1Updated Apr 3, 2026, 10:30 PM

Also known as

Rajendra Kumar Rai (Nepalese politician, born 1964)

Summary

Rajendra Kumar Rai is a Nepalese politician and House of Representatives member for Nepal Communist Party (UML), elected from Dhankuta-1 in Nepal's 2026 general election. Rajendra Kumar Rai is a Nepalese politician who formerly served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Nepal. He was a two-time member of the House of Representatives representing Dhankuta 1 and belongs to the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He also served as the deputy chair of Pakhribas VDC from 1994 to 1999.

Constituency

Dhankuta-1

District

Dhankuta

Votes

18,132

Vote share

30.6%

Source records

7

Profile overview

Background and experience

Education history

I.A.

Institution

Tribhuvan University

Country

Nepal

प्रमाणपत्र tx

Professional history

Professional experience

When

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Notes

Having won the House of Representatives elections held in 2074 and 2079, he was given the responsibility of federal minister twice in 2049. Member and in 2054 G.V.S. Vice President

politician

Affiliations

नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एमाले).

Additional public details

V.No. 2035 Joined leftist politics from the age of 14 and was president of student organization, youth union, district party Dhankuta for 14 years. He has participated in various political movements and campaigns in favor of social justice, democracy and republic until now. Similarly, G.V.S. Deputy Chairman of Dhankuta-2054. Local Peace Committee Coordinator-2064/065 Dhankuta, National Coffee and Tea Board Vice President. Elected from Dhankuta in the 2074 election. From 2079.09.11 to 2079.11.15, Government of Nepal, Minister of Land Management and Poverty Alleviation.

Profile overview

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Sources

Representation details come from official records. Education, background, affiliations, official-profile links, and current cabinet roles may also be supported by Federal Parliament Secretariat pages, cabinet listings, and other public publications. When no strong English biography is available, an English summary may be translated from a Nepali public profile that is linked in sources.