Keshav Kumar Budhathoki

Keshav Kumar Budhathoki (Nepali: केशव कुमार बुढाथोकी; 1943/1944 – 5 February 2024) was a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was the Jhapa District President of Nepali Congress (Democratic).^[2] In April 2008, he won the Jhapa-5 seat in the Constituent Assembly election with 16466 votes.^[3]

Keshav Kumar Budhathoki
केशव कुमार बुढाथोकी
Defence Minister of Nepal
In office 26 August 2016[1] – 31 May 2017
Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal
In office 2013 – 5 February 2024
Constituency	Jhapa - 5
Personal details
Born	1943/1944
Died	5 February 2024 (aged 80) Biratnagar, Nepal
Political party	Nepali Congress

Budhathoki was inducted in the central working committee of Nepali Congress on 25 February 2012.^[4] He was appointed zonal coordinator of Sagarmatha region on 28 April 2013.^[5]

Budhathoki died from prostate cancer on 5 February 2024, at the age of 80.^[6]