Rachana Khatiwada Khatri () is a Nepalese politician and housewife. She is the mother of Rasik Khatiwada, a Martyr, who died in the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests. Rastriya Swatantra Party president Rabi Lamichhane met her and put her name forward for proportional representation in the party in the 2026 general election.
She is currently serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party. She is a member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected through Proportional Representation under the Khas Arya female cluster.
Early life Khatri was born in Panauti, Kavrepalanchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal. She is married to Purushotam Khatiwada, an employee of Nepal Telecom and both had a two children. Her daughter is studying in Australia, and her son, Rasik, was shot dead during the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests. Following the death of her son, she met the then prime minister Sushila Karki regarding justice for the victim families and demanded punishment for the culprit.
Politics She joined Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2025 after meeting with Rabi Lamichhane. She was nominated as a proportional representative member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party in the 2026 Nepalese general election. She is now a member of the Law, Justice and Human Rights parliamentary committee for the Rastriya Swatantra Party in the Pratinidhi Sabha since April 2026.
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