Mahendra Ray Yadav is a Nepali politician, former minister and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2] He is the current central committee chairman of Nepal Socialist Party.
Mahendra Ray Yadav | |
|---|---|
| महिन्द्र राय यादव | |
| Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2023 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Vice President | Ram Sahaya Yadav |
| Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| President of Nepal Socialist Party | |
| Assumed office 30 July 2022 Serving with Baburam Bhattarai | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Member of House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Chandra Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Sarlahi 2 |
| In office October 1994 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Bramha Narayan Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Sarlahi 1 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2012 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Mahato |
| Succeeded by | Amresh Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Sarlahi 4 |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1954[1] Sarlahi District |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepal Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (Manandhar) CPN (UML) TMLP TMSP Rastriya Janata Party |
He was elected under the first-past-the-post system from Sarlahi-2 constituency, representing Rastriya Janata Party Nepal. In the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, he defeated his nearest rival, Rajendra Mahato of Sadbhawana Party, acquiring 11,534 votes to the latter's 8,790.[3]
Political life
editAs of March 2017, he was leading Tarai Madhes Sadbhawana Party in the legislature parliament as party chairman.[4][5] Following the formation of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, he was one of the six members of the party presidium.[6] He became the coordinator of the chairman council on 20 January 2019, taking over from Rajendra Mahato.[7][8]
Electoral history
edit| Sarlahi 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Mahendra Raya Yadav | 29,191 | |
| Nepali Congress | Jangi Lal Raya | 18,976 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Dinesh Raya | 8,037 | |
| Naya Shakti Party, Nepal | Pushpa Ranjitkar | 1,449 | |
| Others | 1,617 | ||
| Invalid votes | 4,399 | ||
| Result | RJPN gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
| Sarlahi 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Terai Madhesh Sadbhavna Party | Mahendra Raya Yadav | 11,534 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Rajendra Mahato | 8,790 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Narayan Sah | 8,348 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Chandra Raya Yadav | 5,020 | |
| Nepali Congress | Laxman Raya | 2,605 | |
| Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party | Dinesh Raya | 1,714 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Kishun Ray | 1,601 | |
| Others | 2,729 | ||
| Result | TMSP gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[9] | |||
| Sarlahi 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mahendra Raya Yadav | 23,444 | |
| Nepali Congress | Ramasis Sah Teli | 19,126 | |
| Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Pralhad Kumar Budhathoki | 1,746 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Asarfi Chaudhary | 1,653 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Indra Bahadur Khadka | 1,450 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Tulsi Raj Ghimire | 1,065 | |
| Others | 1,856 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,795 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[10][11] | |||
| Sarlahi 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Mahendra Raya Yadav | 23,758 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bramha Narayan Chaudhary | 13,553 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ammar Bahadur Thapa | 3,393 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Anup Raya Yadav | 1,875 | |
| Others | 421 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[12] | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Mahendra ray yadav". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "Sarlahi : Province 2 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "TMSP Chief Yadav rues UML obstruction". The Himalayan Times. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "UDMF announces withdrawal of support, walks out of House". The Himalayan Times. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "Statute will not be implemented sans amendment, says Yadav". The Himalayan Times. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "Yadav at the helm of RJP-Nepal presidium". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "Mahendra Raya Yadav new coordinator of RJP chairman council". Setopati. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". Election Commission, Nepal. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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