Mahendra Yadav (; born 18 August 1962) is a Nepali politician affiliated with the Nepali Congress. He served as Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation in the cabinet led by Sher Bahadur Deuba and formerly held the position of Deputy General Secretary of the Nepali Congress.
Political life Yadav was elected president of the Nepal Tarun Dal affiliated with Nepali Congress (Democratic) during its 3rd General Convention held in Chitwan in 17–20 July 2007, when the organization functioned as a parallel committee. Following the merger between Nepali Congress and Nepali Congress (Democratic), he was appointed president of the unified Nepal Tarun Dal as part of the merger agreement. He later served as a member of the 1st Constituent Assembly and 2nd Constituent Assembly from the Nepali Congress party. He joined the Deuba cabinet of Sher Bahadur Deuba on 26 July 2017 as Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation.
Comparative table of elections ElectionsParliament of NepalConstituencyPolitical partyResultVote percentageOppositionCandidatePolitical partyVote percentage2017 5th Dhanusha 4NC31.50%Raghubir MahasethCPN(UML)35.51%2022 6th Dhanusha 4NC41.83%Raghubir MahasethCPN(UML)41.99%2026 7th Dhanusha 4NC19.97%Raj Kishor MahatoRSP60.98%
Electoral history He had previously represented the Nepali Congress in both Constituent Assemblies through the proportional representation system. He contested the House of Representatives elections from Dhanusha-4 in 2017, 2022, and 2026, but was unsuccessful in all three elections. In 2017 election he lost by small margin due to caste factor, intra-party misunderstanding and two Yadav candidates in field.
2026 general election
2022 general election
2017 legislative elections Dhanusha-4PartyCandidateVotesCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Raghubir Mahaseth22,532Nepali CongressMahendra Yadav19,991Federal Socialist Forum, NepalMahajan Yadav19,662Others1,271Invalid votes3,861ResultCPN (UML) gainSource: Election Commission
See also Bimalendra Nidhi 2022 Janakpur municipal election Ram Krishna Yadav Ananda Prasad Dhungana
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