Rahbar Ansari

Rahbar Ansari
रह्बर अन्सारी
Official portrait, 2026
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded byKrishna Kumar Shrestha
ConstituencyBara 4
Personal details
CitizenshipNepalese
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
Other political
affiliations
CPN Maoist
EducationPublic Policy (MA)
Central European University
ProfessionPolitician

Rahbar Ansari (Nepali: रह्बर अन्सारी) is a Nepalese politician serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[1][2] He is the member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected from Bara 4 constituency in 2026 Nepalese General Election securing 41,200 votes and defeating his closest contender Krishna Kumar Shrestha of the CPN UML.[3][4] On 16 April 2026, Ansari has been appointed as the chair of the Industry, Commerce and Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee after the RSP parliamentary meeting.[5]

He was a former Madhesh Province provincial Assembly member from CPN (Maoist) party until 8 January 2026 before joining RSP.[6][7] He holds MA in Public policy from Central European University, Austria.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party Candidate Rahbar Ansari Wins Bara-4 Seat". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  2. ^ "RSP's Ansari wins Bara-4 by-election". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  3. ^ Ekantipur, Ekantipur. "Rahabar Ansari - Nepal Election 2082 - Latest Election Updates And Results for Federal Parliament". Ekantipur Election 2082. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  4. ^ Setopati, Setopati. "Rahbar Ansari of RSP elected from Bara-4". Setopati. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  5. ^ "RSP appoints Ansari as chair of Industry, Commerce and Labour Committee". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  6. ^ "Former Madhesh MP Rahbar Ansari joins RSP, promises new political approach". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  7. ^ "Madhesh Province lawmaker Rahbar Ansari quits Prachanda-led NCP". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  8. ^ "RSP - Rastriya Swatantra Party". rspnepal.org. Retrieved 2026-04-17.