# Rajeshwor Devkota

_Nepali politician (1929-2015)_

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> Rajeshwor Devkota was a Nepalese politician and writer. He was elected into the National Panchayat for several terms and has also served as the speaker, and as minister for education and land reforms. He received the Madan Puraskar and the Sajha Purasakar literary awards.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 8 October 1929 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13185380#P569))
- **Died:** 10 August 2015 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13185380#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13185380#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13185380#P106))

## Questions

**When was Rajeshwor Devkota born?**  
Rajeshwor Devkota was born on 8 October 1929.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Rajeshwor Devkota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajeshwor_Devkota) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): राजेश्वर देवकोटा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13185380](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13185380) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Rajeshwor Devkota". DigiNepal. Last updated 14 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/rajeshwor-devkota. Retrieved 7 November 2026.