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Rajendra Mahato

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Rajendra Mahato
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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
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
Personal details
Born (1958-11-19) 19 November 1958 (age 62)
Sonbarsha, Bihar, India or Babarganj, Sarlahi, Nepal[1][2][3](Disputed)
NationalityNepalese
Political partyPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal
Other political
affiliations		Sadbhavana Party
Nepal Sadbhawana Party
Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi)
Terai Madhes Sadbhavana Party
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (2017-2021)
EducationBachelor in Public Administration[4]

Rajendra Mahato (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.[5] He was the parliamentary party leader of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, although the status is disputed within the party. He once was a well known leader of Terai-Madhesh based political alliance.[6]

Political career

He started his political career from 1990.[1] In the 1994 parliamentary election, he stood as the Nepal Sadbhavana Party candidate in the constituency Sarlahi-2. He came second with 10173 votes. In the 1999 parliamentary election he won the seat with 14750 votes, defeating former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.[7] In 2007, Mahato broke away from NSP(A) and formed his own party, which later acquired the name Sadbhavana Party.[8] Mahato resigned from the interim parliament on January 19, 2008.[8]

In April 2008, he won the Sarlahi-4 seat in the Constituent Assembly election.[9]

Mahato lost his seat in the 2013 constituent assembly elections to Mahendra Rai Yadav of the Terai Madesh Sadhbhawana Party Nepal.[10] The party nominated his wife Sahil Devi Mahato to the Constituent Assembly from the five seats assigned to the party under proportional representation.[11]

Mahato had also become a leader for the Madhesi people, and stated concerns about Nepal's proposed constitution, calling it a ploy to subjugate the Madhesi.[12]On 4 june 2021, he surprisingly joined Second Oli cabinet.[13]

Personal life

Mahato was born in Sarlahi district of eastern Nepal, on 19 November 1958, as the first child of Khobhari Mahato but it remains disputed and a large mass of people believe him to have born in Bihar, India. This claimed by CPN-UML youth wing's present vice-president, Sanjeev Jha.[14][15] He holds a master's degree in law.

Controversies

Burning a copy of newly promulgated constitution of Nepal

After the promulgation of Constitution of Nepal, a long strike was brought in light by the then Madheshi morcha mainly in terai of Nepal. Mahato burned a copy of Constitution of Nepal at the premises of Narayani Sub-regional hospital, Birgunj stating that he cannot accept the constitution which failed to integrate and maintain the Madhesi’s rights at any cost. Mahato in one of this statement said;“The constitution, in favour of Koirala, Oli and Dahal, promulgated amid violence initiated by the government itself, will never be acceptable to us.”[16] He pictured Prime-minister Oli of being the biggest enemy of Madhesh and Madheshi people many times in past. He had once said;"Oli’s patriotism, protest against India won’t benefit country."[17] On 4 June 2021, he surprisingly joined second oli cabinet.[18]

Birth and Citizenship

Mahato was rumoured to be one of eight politicians whose citizenship were annulled in August 2019 when the cabinet decided to cancel the citizenship of individuals who acquired Nepali citizenship through forged documents.[19][20][21] Although the government has published the name of the individuals, their full details are yet undisclosed.[22][23] This came into light after few youth of UML's youth organization pleaded for cancelling the citizenship of Mahato and re-verify it. For the same purpose a group of youth including Sanjeev Jha submitted an application to the then incumbent Home minister shakti Bahadur Basnet during First oli premiership.[24] On 21 June 2021, a note was pasted on main gate of Singhadurbar by Naya Party to restrict the entry of Mahato in the premises. On 22 June 2021, a complain numbered C035596 was lodged at CIAA, the concerned authority again to investigate his citizenship by advocate Birbhadra Joshi, Tulsi Ram Parajuli and Anil Bajgain.[25]

Demand for multi nation state

On 4 June 2021, a group of PSP-N lead by Mahantha Thakur accepted the proposal of PM KP Sharma Oli of joining the government the government. Rajendra Mahato led a group of 8 ministers and 2 state ministers to government.[26] However, a statement of him was highly criticized. Mahato included a line; “We remain committed to building an alternative power and will safeguard identity and rights of our people. As long as we are in power, we will pursue good governance. We will prepare for a nationwide movement to set up multi-nation state in Nepal.” The comment drew quick criticism on social media twitter, facebook and tik-tok which accused Mr. Mahato of playing divisive politics. It was disliked by many high-ranked political leader of CPN-UML , leading the government. Yogesh Bhattarai, a UML leader famous among youth urged Prime Minister Oli to advise his ministerial colleagues to be restrained in public comments. On the other hand protest was organised on Saturday by the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) that demanded prime-minister Oli to step down over the comments. This statement was also criticized by 12 different wings of CPN-UML. Due to high pressure and criticism, Mahato had no other alternative than taking his statement back. Due to this, took his statement back on mid-night of 5 may 2021.[27]

Electoral history

As of 2013, Mr. Mahato has given candidacy in 5 election from 1991 to 2013 where he lost in 3 while won in only one from Sarlahi-2 and Sarlahi-4 each of 3 elections and 2 respectively. In 2017, he filled his candidacy from Dhanusha-3 due to dispute between him and Mahendra Raya Yadav for Sarlahi 2 as both were in same party while Yadav remained much powerful in the constituency of Mahato. Hence, he came to Dhanusha-3, a prominent constituency of Nidhi where majority voters are Yadav-Sudi. Due to this factor and alliance between RJP-FSF where UML supported externally as none among RJP-FSF alliance and UML led Left-Alliance could win single handedly, as a result he won here with joint votes of duo alliance.[28] Mr Mahato is thought to be near to KP Oli since this time and this alliance is still continuing though Ex-FSF has withdrawn its hand.[29][30]

2017 legislative elections

Dhanusha 3
Party Candidate Votes
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Rajendra Mahato 30,750
Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 27,847
CPN (Maoist Centre) Ram Singh Yadav 2,346
Others 1,300
Invalid votes 2,930
Result RJPN gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly Election

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[31]

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Sarlahi 4
Party Candidate Votes
Sadbhavana Party Rajendra Mahato 17,073
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Ram Chandra Raya Yadav 8,752
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal Rameshwar Raya 6,939
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Raj Narayan Sah 4,615
Nepali Congress Laxman Raya 4,207
Rastriya Janashakti Party Ram Padartha Shah 3,177
Others 4,684
Invalid votes 2,918
Result Sadbhavana gain
Source: Election Commission[32]

1999 legislative elections

Sarlahi 2
Party Candidate Votes
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Rajendra Mahato 14,750
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Surya Bahadur Thapa 13,369
Nepali Congress Mina Pandey 8,918
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rajendra Roy Yadav 4,906
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) Amar Bahadur Thapa 2,536
Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal Bidur Prasad Kharel 1,516
Others 1,597
Invalid Votes 1,628
Result NSP gain
Source: Election Commission[33][34]

1991 legislative elections

Sarlahi 2
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Mina Pandey 10,684
Nepal Sadbhawana Party Rajendra Mahato 7,828
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

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