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Binita Kathayat
Nepalese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Binita Kathayat is a Nepalese media figure and politician, belonging to the Rastriya Swatantra Party. She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative for Khas Arya cluster from rural area.[1][2][3] Before being elected to the Federal Parliament of Nepal, she worked at Galaxy 4K Television.[4]
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Early life and education
Kathayat was born in 2052 BS (1995-1996) in Khalanga Bazar in Chandannath municipality of Jumla District of Karnali Province in Nepal. She belongs to a political family. Her grandfather Narayan Singh Kathayat was a local development officer.
She studied at Seto Bangla School in Kathmandu till ninth grade. She received her tenth grade School Leaving Certificate from a school in Jumla. Under an Indian government scholarship, she studied Political Science in her plus–two level from Dehradun in India. She then received a Diploma in Film Making from Zee Institute of Media Arts in Mumbai.[5]
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Career in Media
After completing her diploma, she returned to Nepal to work in the film industry. She worked an assistant director for the movies Loot 2 and Hostel Returns. She also worked as a costume stylist for Chapali Height 2 and Chiso Manchhe.
She also worked as a costume stylist for various television programmes. She produced the television programme Parkhal Bahirako Nepal for Galaxy 4K TV.[5]
Political career
In 2022 Nepalese general election, her colleague Rabi Lamichhane from Galaxy 4K TV formed a new political party, Rastriya Swatantra Party. RSP invited her to be a representative candidate for Khas Arya cluster from rural area. In the election RSP became the fourth largest party and she was elected to the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.[5]
Filmography
Film
Television
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References
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