Top Bahadur Rayamajhi () is a Nepalese politician who has served as former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.Rayamajhi was a member of the 1st and 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assemblies. Rayamajhi was the secretary of CPN (UML). He is also a convicted criminal in the Bhutanese Refugees scam, sentenced to 4 years imprisonment.
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. 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.
Fake Bhutanese refugees scam
An arrest warrant was issued against former minister Rayamajhi on 3 May 2023 for his alleged connection with the racket sending off Nepali nationals to the US under the guise of Bhutanese refugees. After the arrest of former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand, Rayamajhi was suspended from his post as Secretary of CPN(UML) on 10 May 2023. Absconding law enforcement for 11 days, he was finally arrested in Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu on 14 May 2023 despite rumors that he had fled to India. The Kathmandu District Court remanded him to three days in judicial custody for further investigation.
On 14 July 2026, Kathmandu district court sentenced Rayamajhi for 4 years imprisonment after finding him guilty on the case.
Electoral history
2017 legislative elections Arghakhanchi-1PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Maoist Centre)Top Bahadur Rayamajhi50,837Nepali CongressDr. Ram Bahadur B.C.32,544Others1,511ResultMaoist Centre holdSource: Election Commission
2013 Constituent Assembly election Arghakhanchi-1PartyCandidateVotesUCPN (Maoist)Top Bahadur Rayamajhi12,286Nepali CongressDr. Ram Bahadur B.C.11,234CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Narendra Kumar Chhetri10,240Rastriya JanamorchaSanta Bahadur Nepali3,295Others468ResultMaoist holdSource: NepalNews
2008 Constituent Assembly election Arghakhanchi-1PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Maoist)Top Bahadur Rayamajhi19,584Nepali CongressMan Bahadur Bishwakarma10,591CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Chet Narayan Acharya9,461Rastriya JanamorchaDila Ram Acharya7,575Others1,509Invalid votes1,879ResultMaoist gainSource: Election Commission
See also 2021 split in Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
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