Dr. Minendra Rijal () is a Nepali politician, former defence minister of Nepal, and former member of the House of Representatives.
Political career Rijal is a former member of Nepali Congress party Central Working Committee. He served as Minister of Information and Communications during the prime minister-ship of the Sushil Koirala.
Rijal resigned as defence minister after he was unable to win the internal election of the party for general secretary.
He was elected to parliament from Morang-2 in the 2017 elections. Morang-2 is the constituency from where the late PM Girija Prasad Koirala used to contest the election.
Rijal was also one of the architects of the mixed electoral system that ensured better social and gender diversity in the Constituent Assembly.
Electoral history
2026 general election - Morang 2
2017 legislative elections Morang 2 PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressMinendra Prasad Rijal35,819CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Rishikesh Pokharel34,014Federal Socialist Forum, NepalYuvraj Karki2,595Rastriya Janata Party NepalMahendra Lal Das Kevrat2,082Others1,279Invalid votes4,460ResultCongress gainSource: Election Commission
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