Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary () is a Nepalese politician and currently serves as a member of parliament for the Rastriya Swatantra Party. He is a member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha, elected from the Rautahat 1 constituency in the 2026 Nepalese General Election, securing 28,946 votes and defeating Ajay Kumar Gupta of the CPN (UML) and Madhav Kumar Nepal, the former Prime Minister and coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party.
Early and personal life Chaudhary was born in Durga Bhagwati, Rautahat on August 20, 1971. He was born to Sitaram Sah and Pramila Devi. He completed his higher education, an intermediate degree.
Politics He contested the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections from Rautahat 1(B) constituency as a Nepali Congress candidate but lost to Yogendra Rae Yadav of Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal. He received 8,679 votes and lost by a margin of 278 votes. He ran again in the 2022 Nepalese provincial elections from Rautahat 1(B) as an independent candidate but lost to Krishna Prasad Yadav, current chief minister of Madhesh Province of the Nepali Congress.
After the Nepalese Gen Z protests, he joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2025. He secured a party ticket to contest the 2026 Nepalese general election from Rautahat 1 and won the election by receiving 28,946 votes, with a margin of 18,253 votes. He defeated a heavyweight politician, Madhav Kumar Nepal, who was elected Prime Minister of Nepal in 2009.
Electoral performance Election Year Constituency Contested for Political party Result Votes % of votesRef. Nepal general election 2026 Rautahat 1 Pratinidhi Sabha member Rastriya Swatantra Party 28,946 43.87% Nepal provincial election 2022 Rautahat 1(B) Pradesh Sabha member Independent politician 11,400 34.30% Nepal provincial election 2017 Rautahat 1(B) Pradesh Sabha member Nepali Congress 8,679 31.63%
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