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Ramjee Yadav

Minister of Youth, Labour and Employment

Rastriya Swatantra Party · Saptari-2

Updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:07 AM

Also known as: Ramji Yadav · Ram Chandra Yadav

Ramjee Yadav (born 12 November 1995) is a Nepalese politician and an electrical engineer, who is serving as the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security since 10 April 2026. He was appointed for the ministerial post following the removal of his predecessor Dipak Sah. He is a member of parliament representing Saptari-2 constituency in the 2026 Nepalese general election. He contested the election after securing a ticket from Rastriya Swatantra Party he joined in 2026, and won with 28,404 votes, defeating CK Raut, Chairman of Janamat Party, Umesh Kumar Yadav, former Irrigation minister, and Satish Kumar Singh, former Chief Minister of Madhesh Province. He entered into politics in 2017, taking a general membership of then Rastriya Janata Party Nepal after completing his engineering degree at Kathmandu Engineering College. Later he joined Janata Samajwadi Party in 2019 as a district committee member.

Ministerial appointment

Minister of Youth, Labour and Employment

Appointed on

April 10, 2026

Ministry portfolio

Ministry of Youth, Labour and Employment

Open constituency
Constituency
Saptari-2
District
Saptari
Votes
28,404
Vote share
45.2%
Sources
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Background and experience

Education history

Bachelor

Professional history

engineer

Sources

Updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:07 AM