# Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha

_Former Governor of Madhesh Province_

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> Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha (born 3 May 1944) is a Nepalese politician and former Governor of Province No. 2. He was appointed as a governor of Province No. 2 by the Government of Nepal on 17 January 2018. He served as a Governor of Province No. 2 from 19 January 2018 to 3 November 2019.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 May 1944 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50418292#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Suga Bhawani ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50418292#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50418292#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; engineer; civil servant ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50418292#P106))
- **Political party:** Federal Socialist Forum ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50418292#P102))
- **Education:** Imperial College London; Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50418292#P69))

## Public office

- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/ratneshwar-lal-kayastha

## About

Earlier, he was the Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture and Director General at Department of Irrigation, Nepal. Kayastha began his political career with Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal in the 2004.

## Questions

**When was Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha born?**  
Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha was born on 3 May 1944 in Suga Bhawani.

**Where did Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha study?**  
Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha was educated at Imperial College London, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratneshwar_Lal_Kayastha) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): रत्नेश्वर लाल कायस्थ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q50418292](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50418292) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha.jpg by Biplab Anand (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ratneshwar_Lal_Kayastha.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha.jpg — Biplab Anand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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