# Rajendra Kharel

_Nepalese politician_

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> Rajendra Kharel was a Nepali politician and long-time member of the Nepali Congress. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 Nepalese legislative election and served as Minister of State for Education under Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai from 30 June 1999 to 20 March 2000, and subsequently as Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare in the Second Deuba cabinet under Sher Bahadur Deuba.

## Quick facts

- **Died:** 21 June 2026 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7285991#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7285991#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7285991#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7285991#P102))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7285991#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Rajendra Kharel held?**  
Positions held by Rajendra Kharel include: Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Rajendra Kharel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Kharel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7285991](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7285991) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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