Rajendra Mahato

Rajendra Mahato (Nepali: राजेन्द्र महतो; born 19 November 1958) is a Nepalese politician, who was serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June 2021 making the tenure of just 18 days and shortest till date. He was the parliamentary party leader of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, although the status matter of conflict within the party. Though weak today due to continuous party change, he once was a well known leader of Terai-Madhesh based political alliance. Now, he is thought to move to Sarlahi 4. He has previously contested the election from Sarlahi and Dhanusha where his party could win no local level head position and got clean swept in recent election.

Rajendra Mahto
राजेन्द्र महतो
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office
4 June 2021  22 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byIshwar Pokhrel
Minister for Urban Development
In office
4 June 2021  22 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded byPrabhu Shah
Succeeded byRuhi Singh, Noida NDRC
Minister of Health and Population
In office
4 September 2011  14 March 2013
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Ministry of Commerce and Supplies
In office
18 August 2008  25 May 2009
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Ministry of Commerce and Supplies
In office
23 May 2009  6 February 2011
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterMadhav Kumar Nepal
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
4 March 2018  18 September 2022
Preceded byBimalendra Nidhi
Succeeded byJulie Kumari Mahato
ConstituencyDhanusha 3
In office
May 1999  May 2002
Preceded byMina Pandey
Succeeded byMohammad Rizwan Ansari
ConstituencySarlahi 2
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008  28 May 2012
Preceded byNagendra Kumar Ray
Succeeded byMahindra Ray Yadav
ConstituencySarlahi 4
Personal details
Born (1958-11-20) 20 November 1958]
Sonbarsha, Bihar, India or Babarganj, Sarlahi, Nepal(Disputed)
NationalityNepalese or Indian(Disputed)
Political partyLoktantrik Samajwadi
Other political
affiliations
Sadbhavana Party
Nepal Sadbhawana Party
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi)
Rastriya Janata Party (2017-2020)
People's Socialist Party(2020-2021)
EducationBachelor in Public Administration
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