Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
Nepali criminal
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Top Bahadur Rayamajhi (Nepali: टोपबहादुर रायमाझी) is a Nepalese politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.[2] Rayamajhi was a member of the 1st and 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assemblies.[3][4][1] Rayamajhi is the secretary of CPN (UML).[5] Recently, an arrest warrant was issued against Rayamajhi over fake Bhutanese refugees scam case.[6][7]
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi | |
|---|---|
| टोपबहादुर रायमाझी | |
| Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | |
| In office 25 December 2020 – 20 May 2021 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | K. P. Sharma Oli |
| Secretary of the CPN (UML) | |
| In office 30 November 2021 – 10 May 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 12 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Member of the Constituent Assembly) |
| Succeeded by | Hari Prasad Bhusal |
| Constituency | Arghakhanchi 1[1] |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dilaram Acharya (as Member of Parliament) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Member of Parliament) |
| Constituency | Arghakhanchi 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1961[citation needed] |
| Party | CPN (UML) |
Other political affiliations | CPN (Maoist Centre) (1994-2021) |
Personal life
He was born in Argha VDC, ward number 2 of Arghakhanchi district in year 1961.[citation needed]
Political life
Rayamajhi assumed the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy in the First Oli cabinet.[8] He is a standing committee member of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). He started his political career back in 1974.[9]
He served as the minister for various ministries of Government of Nepal in the past years including Ministry of Physical Planning and Constructions, Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction.[9]
Fake Bhutanese refugees scam
An arrest warrant was issued against former minister Rayamajhi on 3 May 2023 for his alleged connection with the racket sending off Nepali nationals to the US under the guise of Bhutanese refugees.[10] After the arrest of former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand, Rayamajhi was suspended from his post as Secretary of CPN(UML) on 10 May 2023.[11] Absconding law enforcement for 11 days, he was finally arrested in Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu on 14 May 2023 despite rumors that he had fled to India.[12] The Kathmandu District Court remanded him to three days in judicial custody for further investigation.[13]
Electoral history
2017 legislative elections
| Arghakhanchi-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi | 50,837 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dr. Ram Bahadur B.C. | 32,544 | |
| Others | 1,511 | ||
| Result | Maoist Centre hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2013 Constituent Assembly election
| Arghakhanchi-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi | 12,286 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dr. Ram Bahadur B.C. | 11,234 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narendra Kumar Chhetri | 10,240 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Santa Bahadur Nepali | 3,295 | |
| Others | 468 | ||
| Result | Maoist hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[14] | |||
2008 Constituent Assembly election
| Arghakhanchi-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi | 19,584 | |
| Nepali Congress | Man Bahadur Bishwakarma | 10,591 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Chet Narayan Acharya | 9,461 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Dila Ram Acharya | 7,575 | |
| Others | 1,509 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,879 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[15] | |||
