Top Bahadur Rayamajhi

Top Bahadur Rayamajhi (Nepali: टोपबहादुर रायमाझी) is a Nepalese politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.[2] Rayamajhi was the member of both the Constituent Assembly.[3][4][1] Rayamajhi is the secretary of CPN (UML).[5]

Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
टोपबहादुर रायमाझी
Secretary of CPN (UML)
Assumed office
30 November 2021
Minister, Water Resources and Irrigation
In office
December 25, 2020 – 20 May 2021
PresidentBidhya Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli
Member of House of Representatives
In office
2017–2021
Member of Parliament
for Arghakhanchi 1[1]
In office
28 May 2008 – 2013
Preceded byDilaram Acharya
Personal details
Born1961 A.D.
Argha, Arghakhanchi district
Political partyCPN (UML)
Other political
affiliations		CPN (Maoist Centre) (1994-2021)

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.[6] He is a standing committee member of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). He started his political career back in 1974.[7]

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.[7]

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections
Arghakhanchi-1
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist Centre) Top Bahadur Rayamajhi 50,837
Nepali Congress Dr. Ram Bahadur B.C. 32,544
Others 1,511
Result Maoist Centre hold
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election
Arghakhanchi-1
Party Candidate Votes
UCPN (Maoist) Top Bahadur Rayamajhi 12,286
Nepali Congress Dr. Ram Bahadur B.C. 11,234
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Narendra Kumar Chhettri 10,240
Rastriya Janamorcha Santa Bahadur Nepali 3,295
Others 468
Result Maoist hold
Source: NepalNews[8]

2008 Constituent Assembly election
Arghakhanchi-1
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Top Bahadur Rayamajhi 19,584
Nepali Congress Man Bahadur Bishwakarma 10,591
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Chet Narayan Acharya 9,461
Rastriya Janamorcha Dila Ram Acharya 7,575
Others 1,509
Invalid votes 1,879
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[9]

See also

References
  1. "Election Candidate - Top Bahadur Rayamajhi". Ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. "ओली सरकारमा थपिए तीन उपप्रधान र चार मन्त्री". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  5. "एमाले पदाधिकारी निर्वाचनमा कसको कति मत ?". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  6. "Government planning to ensure power supply in morning and evening". 12 November 2015.
  7. "को हुन् नवनियुक्त मन्त्री टोपबहादुर रायमाझी ?". Lokaantar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  8. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  9. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.


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