Top Bahadur Rayamajhi or ( ne, टोपबहादुर रायमाझी) is a Nepalese politician and former
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
The deputy prime minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको उप-प्रधानमन्त्री) is the deputy head of government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is second in seniority in the Council of Ministers of Nepal. The de ...
. Rayamajhi was the member of both the
Constituent Assembly
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Rayamajhi is the secretary of
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Personal life
He was born in Argha VDC, ward number 2 of Arghakhanchi district in year 1961.
Political life
Rayamajhi assumed the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy in the
First Oli cabinet
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He is a standing committee member of
Communist Party of Nepal (UML). He started his political career back in 1974.
He served as the minister for various ministries of Government of Nepal in the past years including Ministry of Physical Planning and Constructions, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction.
Electoral history
2017 legislative elections
2013 Constituent Assembly election
2008 Constituent Assembly election
See also
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2021 split in Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
At the end of 2020, a major split in the Nepal Communist Party revived the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), (CPN (UML)) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (CPN (Maoist Centre)).
A further split occurred withi ...
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Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians
Living people
Deputy Prime Ministers of Nepal
Government ministers of Nepal
People of the Nepalese Civil War
1961 births
Nepal MPs 2017–2022
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians
People from Arghakhanchi District
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Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians
Nepal MPs 2022–present