Rajeshwor Devkota
5th Speaker of the Rastriya Panchayat
In office
1964–1967
Preceded byBishwa Bandhu Thapa
Succeeded byNagendra Prasad Rijal
In office
1970–1972
Preceded byNagendra Prasad Rijal
Succeeded byNagendra Prasad Rijal
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyRastriya Prajatantra Party

Rajeshwor Devkota (Nepali: राजेश्वर देवकोटा; 8 October 1929 – 10 August 2015)[1] 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.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Politician, litterateur Rajeshwar Devkota passes away". My Republica. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. ^ Ashish Danai. "Nepali Novel_Dwonda ko Awasan by Rajeshwor Devkota" – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Senior politician Devkota no more - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

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