Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha (born 3 May 1944) is a Nepalese politician and former
Governor
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of
Province No. 2. He was appointed as a governor of Province No. 2 by the
Government of Nepal
The Government of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government.
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on 17 January 2018. He served as a Governor of Province No. 2 from 19 January 2018 to 03 November 2019.
Earlier, he was the Secretary at
Ministry of Agriculture
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and Director General at
Department of Irrigation, Nepal. Kayastha began his political career with
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal
The Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal ( ne, संघीय समाजवादी फोरम, नेपाल; abbreviated FSFN) was a democratic socialist political party in Nepal. The party was formed on 15 June 2015 from the merger of the Ma ...
in the 2004.
Early life and education
Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha was born at
Suga Bhawani
Suga Bhawani is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Mahottari District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4527 people living in 726 indivi ...
(now
Jaleshwar
Jaleshwar ( ne, जलेश्वर) is a municipality in Janakpur Zone, Nepal, and the headquarters of Mahottari District of Madhesh Province in Nepal. It is located in the Terai, on the border with India at Bhitthamore, Bihar, and has a Cu ...
),
Mahottari on 3 May 1944 to Lal Kishore Lal & Achakmani Devi.
His father was a secondary level Teacher.
He was passed
School Leaving Certificate
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For each leaving certifica ...
(SLC) in 1st division from Laxmi Chand Murarka Higher Secondary School in Jaleshwar and earned an Intermediates degree with Science from
Tri-Chandra College
Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, more colloquially known as Tri-Chandra College, is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University located in Ghantaghar, Kathmandu. Found in 1918 by Chandra Shumsher, it is the oldest institute of higher learning in Ne ...
,
Kathmandu
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. He further studied
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) from the same college and later he moved to
IIT, Kharaghpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a Public university, public institute of technology established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Established in 1951, the institute is the first of the Indi ...
and
Imperial College London
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for higher education degree.
Civil service career
Kayastha joined Civil services of Nepal as an
Engineer
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in 1964.
See also
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Prof. Dr. Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang
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Anuradha Koirala
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Baburam Kunwar
Baburam Kunwar ( ne, बाबुराम कुँवर) is the first governor of Gandaki Province. He was recommended as Governor of Gandaki Province on 13 January 2018.
Early life
Baburam Kunwar was born in Sandhikharka Municipality, Ward ...
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Durga Keshar Khanal
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Mohan Raj Malla
References
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Living people
1944 births
Nepalese politicians
IIT Kharagpur alumni
Alumni of Imperial College London
People from Mahottari District
Governors of Madhesh Province
Tri-Chandra College alumni
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