Top Bahadur Rayamajhi

Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
टोपबहादुर रायमाझी
Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
In office
25 December 2020 – 20 May 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK. 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 byHimself (as Member of the Constituent Assembly)
Succeeded byHari Prasad Bhusal
ConstituencyArghakhanchi 1[1]
Member of the Constituent Assembly / Legislature Parliament
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byDilaram Acharya (as Member of Parliament)
Succeeded byHimself (as Member of Parliament)
ConstituencyArghakhanchi 1
Personal details
Born (1961-11-10) 10 November 1961
Arghakhanchi District, Nepal
PartyCPN (UML)
Other political
affiliations
CPN (Maoist Centre) (1994-2021)

Top Bahadur Rayamajhi (Nepali: टोपबहादुर रायमाझी) is a Nepalese politician who has served as former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.[2]Rayamajhi was a member of the 1st and 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assemblies.[3][4][1] Rayamajhi was the secretary of CPN (UML).[5] He is also a convicted criminal in the Bhutanese Refugees scam, sentenced to 4 years imprisonment.

Personal life

He was born in Argha VDC, ward number 2 of Arghakhanchi district in year 1961.

Political life

Rayamajhi assumed the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy in the First Oli cabinet.[6] He is a standing committee member of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). He started his political career back in 1974.[7]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] The Kathmandu District Court remanded him to three days in judicial custody for further investigation.[11]

On 14 July 2026, Kathmandu district court sentenced Rayamajhi for 4 years imprisonment after finding him guilty on the case.[12]

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[13]

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[14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Election Candidate - Top Bahadur Rayamajhi". Ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "ओली सरकारमा थपिए तीन उपप्रधान र चार मन्त्री". Online Khabar. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "एमाले पदाधिकारी निर्वाचनमा कसको कति मत ?". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Government planning to ensure power supply in morning and evening". 12 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 "को हुन् नवनियुक्त मन्त्री टोपबहादुर रायमाझी ?". Lokaantar (in Nepali). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Arrest warrant issued against former minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and his son on fraud case". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "UML suspends Top Bahadur Rayamajhi". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "नक्कली भुटानी शरणार्थी प्रकरण: टोपबहादुर रायमाझी पक्राउ". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Top Bahadur Rayamajhi remanded in judicial custody for three days". Khabarhub. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Court sentences Top Bahadur Rayamajhi to 4 years, Bal Krishna Khand and Tek Nath Rizal to 2 years each in fake Bhutanese refugee case". Setopati. 14 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.


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