Raghuji Pant

Raghuji Pant ( _ne. रघुजी पन्त) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He was previously working as a journalist. [ [http://www.thdl.org/texts/reprints/nepali_times/Nepali_Times_078.pdf NT PEPC 78#.p65 ] ] He is now head of the Publicity Department of CPN(UML). [ [http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=141532 eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal ] ] [ [http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullstory.asp?filename=aFanata0sa3qzpca0a9a8ta.axamal&folder=aHaoamW&Name=Home&dtSiteDate=20080310 The Himlayan Times: Breaking News, Views, Reviews, Sports, Business, Entertainment from Nepal ] ] He is also a Central Committee member of CPN(UML). [ [http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2003/february/arc594.htm Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Arc594 ] ]

Pant won the Lalitpur-3 parliamentary seat in the 1994 election and the 1999 election. [ [http://www.election.gov.np/EN/toptwo.html Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates ] ]

In July 2004, he was named Minister of Labour and Transport Manangement in Sher Bahadur Deuba's cabinet. [ [http://fesportal.fes.de/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/WORLDWIDE/ASIEN/BERICHTE/NEPAL+NEWS+0704.HTML Error ] ]

In April 2008, he contested the Lalitpur-3 seat in the Constituent Assembly election, but was defeated by the Maoist candidate Pampha Bhusal. [ [http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2008/apr/apr12/news01.php Nepalnews.com, news from Nepal as it happens ] ]

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