Raghubir Mahaseth () is a Nepalese politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and the Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Minister. He serves as the Central Secretary of CPN UML, the in-charge of the Madhesh Province of Nepal for CPN UML, and was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2021, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport from 2018 to 2020, and the Minister of Irrigation in 2011.
Electoral history He has been elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Dhanusha-4 2017 on a CPN (UML) ticket. He contested 1999 elections from Marxist–Leninist for the first time. He contested election but won only in 2009 by-election from Dhanusha-5 and 2017 election from Dhanusha-4 once each
1999 legislative elections Dhanusha-3PartyCandidateVotesNepali CongressAnanda Prasad Dhungana15,026Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)Hem Bahadur Malla13,736CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Anand Yadav10,256CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Raghubir Mahaseth9,974Others3,272Invalid Votes1,301ResultCongress holdSource: Election Commission
2008 Constituent Assembly election Dhanusha 4PartyCandidateVotesMadhesi Janadhikar Forum, NepalSanjay Kumar Sah13,422CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Raghubir Mahaseth9,282Terai Madhes Loktantrik PartyBrishesh Chandra Lal4,965Nepali CongressLila Koirala4,363CPN (Maoist)Arbind Kumar Lal Karna1,847Sadbhavana PartyRam Dayal Sah1,344Others3,197Invalid votes2,941ResultForum Nepal gainSource: Election Commission
2013 Constituent Assembly election Dhanusha-5 PartyCandidateVotesStatusNepali CongressChandra Mohan Yadav11,703ElectedCPN-UMLRaghubir Mahaseth10,023LostResultCongress holdSource: Chandra Mohan Yadav#cite note-:0-1
2017 legislative elections Dhanusha 4PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Raghubir Mahaseth22,532Nepali CongressMahendra Yadav19,991Federal Socialist Forum, NepalMahajan Yadav19,662Others1,271Invalid votes3,861ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
See also 2022 Janakpur municipal election Satrudhan Mahato
References
External links Official website of Nepal Communist Party Official website of Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport