Shiv Raj Joshi ( ne, शिवराज जोशी) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

ese politician. He was elected to the

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in the 1999 election on behalf of the

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.Election Commission of Nepal
He is the founder of Nepali Congress in Karnali. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Surkhet in the 2048, 2051 and 2056 BS. elections on behalf of the Nepali Congress. He has been a Minister of the

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three times. Initially an Assistant Minister, for the second time Minister of State and also Minister of Information, Communications and Transport, he rose to the prestigious position of the country. Joshi's father Dharmaraj Joshi was a Jimuwal of the Rekcha Panchayat period. According to the people of Surkhet, the locals were known by the name of Shivraj Joshi. Joshi was born in the former Midwestern Development Region, Rekcha Panchayat, now Karnali Pradesh, Surkhet, Chaukune village municipality. Joshi is a permanent resident of Chaukune Village Municipality Ward No. 8 Gutu.

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Living people Nepali Congress politicians from Karnali Province Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Nepal MPs 1994–1999 Nepal MPs 1991–1994 Nepal MPs 1999–2002 {{Karnali-politician-stub