Ramjee Yadav
Ramjee Yadav | |||||||||||||||||
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Official Portrait, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Youth, Labour and Employment | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 14 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel | ||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Balendra Shah | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 26 March 2026[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | CK Raut | ||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Saptari 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party | ||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Rastriya Janata Party Janata Samajbadi Party Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Rastriya Mukti Party | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kajal Yadav | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Surait Lal Yadav (father) | ||||||||||||||||
| Kathmandu Model College (BE, Electrical Engineering) IIT (M.Tech) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ramjee Yadav (born 12 November 1995) is a Nepalese politician and an electrical engineer, who is serving as the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security[2] since 10 April 2026. He was appointed for the ministerial post following the removal of his predecessor Dipak Sah. He is a member of parliament representing Saptari-2 constituency in the 2026 Nepalese general election.
He contested the election after securing a ticket from Rastriya Swatantra Party he joined in 2026[3], and won with 28,404 votes, defeating CK Raut, Chairman of Janamat Party, Umesh Kumar Yadav, former Irrigation minister, and Satish Kumar Singh, former Chief Minister of Madhesh Province.[4][5]
He entered into politics in 2017, taking a general membership of then Rastriya Janata Party Nepal after completing his engineering degree at Kathmandu Engineering College.[6] Later he joined Janata Samajwadi Party in 2019 as a district committee member.[7]
Early life
Ramjee was born in Rajbiraj, Saptari district, on 12 November 1995, to a Maithil Yadav family. He did his MTech degree in energy systems from IIT Madras.[8] Professionally, he is the managing director of Easyworld Engineering, an engineering consultant firm.[9] He is married to Kajal Yadav, resident of Rajbiraj and the daughter of former mayor of Rajbiraj, Shambhu Prasad Yadav.[10]
Electoral performance
| Election | Year | Constituency | Contested for | Political party | Result | Votes | % of votes | |
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| Nepal general election | 2026 | Saptari 2 | Pratinidhi Sabha member | Rastriya Swatantra Party | Won | 28,404 [11] | 45.24% | |
References
- ^ "Newly elected HoR members to take oath today". The Himalayan Times. March 26, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ^ "नवनियुक्त दुई मन्त्रीले लिए शपथ". Ratopati (in Nepali). 10 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ "सप्तरी-२ मा जनमतका अध्यक्ष, पूर्वमन्त्री र पूर्वमुख्यमन्त्रीसहित ३४ जनाको उम्मेदवारी". Ekantipur (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ "Two dozens of under-35 candidates defeat old guards in HoR election". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ "सप्तरी-२ मा रास्वपाका रामजी यादव विजयी : सिके राउत तेस्रो" [Ramji Yadav of RSP wins in Saptari-2: CK Raut third]. GorakhaPatra (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ "रामजी यादव, सप्तरी - २, राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी" [Ramjee Yadav, Saptari-2, Rastriya Swatantra Party]. OnlineKhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ "'पुराना दल छाडे, रास्वपाबाट जिते'" ['Left old parties, won from the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP)']. GorakhaPatra (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ Office of Global Engagement, IIT Madras [@ogeiitm] (March 10, 2026). "From IIT Madras to National Leadership – Congratulations!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ Yadav, Shyam Sundar (January 16, 2020). "क्रिकेटर बिकलाई ईजी वल्र्डको प्रायोजन" [Easy World sponsors cricketer B.K.]. News Today (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ Tamang, Brijman (February 11, 2026). "रामजी यादवको चुनावी भेटघाट तथा घरदैलो अभियान तीब्र" [Ramji Yadav's election meetings and door-to-door campaign intensify]. News Today (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ "RSP's Ramji Yadav Wins Saptari-3 House Seat, Defeating Janamat Chairman CK Raut". english.ratopati.com. Retrieved 2026-03-14.