Raghubir Mahaseth

Raghubir Mahaseth (Nepali: रघुविर महासेठ) is a Nepalese politician. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister and the Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Minister. He serves as the Central Secretary of CPN UML, the in-charge of the Madhesh Province of Nepal for CPN UML, and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. He previously served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2021, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport from 2018 to 2020, and the Minister of Irrigation in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Honourable Raghubir Mahaseth MP
रघुवीर महासेठ
Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 6 March 2024 – 3 July 2024 Serving with Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Rabi Lamichhane
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Purna Bahadur Khadka
In office 4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021 Serving with Bishnu Prasad Paudel and Rajendra Mahato
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Ishwar Pokhrel Upendra Yadav
Succeeded by	Bishnu Prasad Paudel Narayan Kaji Shrestha Rabi Lamichhane
Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal
In office 6 March 2024 – 3 July 2024
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Prakash Jwala
In office 16 March 2018 – 20 November 2019
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Bir Bahadur Balayar
Succeeded by	Basanta Kumar Nemwang
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Minister of Irrigation
In office 13 February 2011 – 29 August 2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Jhala Nath Khanal
Preceded by	Bal Krishna Khand
Succeeded by	Mahendra Raya Yadav
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2018
Preceded by	Sanjay Kumar Shah
Constituency	Dhanusha 4
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office 2009 – 28 May 2012
Preceded by	Ram Baran Yadav
Succeeded by	Chandra Mohan Yadav
Constituency	Dhanusha 5
Personal details
Born	(1961-08-06) 6 August 1961 (age 63)[1]
Political party	CPN (UML) (before 2018; 2021-present)
Other political affiliations	Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021)
Spouse	Julie Kumari Mahato
Children	1

Electoral history

He has been elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Dhanusha-4 2017 on a CPN (UML) ticket. He contested 1999 elections from Marxist–Leninist for the first time. He contested election but won only in 2009 by-election from Dhanusha-5 and 2017 election from Dhanusha-4 once each^[2][3][4]

1999 legislative elections

Dhanusha-3
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Ananda Prasad Dhungana	15,026
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand)	Hem Bahadur Malla	13,736
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Anand Yadav	10,256
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Raghubir Mahaseth	9,974
	Others		3,272
Invalid Votes			1,301
Result		Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Dhanusha 4
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal	Sanjay Kumar Sah	13,422
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Raghubir Mahaseth	9,282
	Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party	Brishesh Chandra Lal	4,965
	Nepali Congress	Lila Koirala	4,363
	CPN (Maoist)	Arbind Kumar Lal Karna	1,847
	Sadbhavana Party	Ram Dayal Sah	1,344
	Others		3,197
Invalid votes			2,941
Result		Forum Nepal gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Dhanusha-5

Party		Candidate	Votes	Status
	Nepali Congress	Chandra Mohan Yadav	11,703	Elected
	CPN-UML	Raghubir Mahaseth	10,023	Lost
Result		Congress hold
Source: Chandra Mohan Yadav#cite note-:0-1

2017 legislative elections

Dhanusha 4
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Raghubir Mahaseth	22,532
	Nepali Congress	Mahendra Yadav	19,991
	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Mahajan Yadav	19,662
	Others		1,271
Invalid votes			3,861
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

See also

• 2022 Janakpur municipal election
• Satrudhan Mahato