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Ramesh Lekhak

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Honourable
Ramesh Lekhak
रमेश लेखक
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
15 July 2024 – 8 September 2025
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byRabi Lamichhane
Minister of Physical Infrastructure and
Transport of Nepal
In office
4 August 2016[1] – 31 May 2017
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPuspha Kamal Dahal
Preceded byBijay Kumar Gachhadar
Succeeded byBir Bahadur Balayar
Minister of State for Labour and Transport Management of Nepal
In office
22 May 2006 – 18 August 2008
Prime MinisterGirija Prasad Koirala
Preceded byRam Narayan Singh as Minister
Succeeded byLekh Raj Bhatta as Minister
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byDipak Prakash Bhatta
ConstituencyKanchanpur 3
In office
May 1999 – May 2002
Preceded byUrba Dutt Pant
Succeeded byTekendra Prasad Bhatt
ConstituencyKanchanpur 3
Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byHarish Thakulla
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyKanchanpur 4
Member of 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly for Nepali Congress party list
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born (1963-12-11) 11 December 1963 (age 61)
Kathmandu District, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress

Ramesh Lekhak (Nepali: रमेश लेखक) is a Nepalese politician and the former Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal.[2] Lekhak, a member of the Nepali Congress party was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election, 2008 election and 2013 election.[3]

He has previously served as appointed Minister of Physical Infrastructure & Transport of Nepal.[4] In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal from Kanchanpur 3 (constituency).[5]

Lekhak resigned from the Home Minister's post on 8 September 2025, taking moral responsibility for the violence in which 20 student protesters were killed and over 300 injured after police and security forces opened fire in protests against a corruption and social media ban.[6][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Prachanda Sworn-In As Nepal PM, Five New Ministers Join In". NDTV. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ "गृहमन्त्री रमेश लेखकले दिए राजीनामा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  3. ^ Election Commission of Nepal Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
  5. ^ Republica. "Results of 165 HoR seats declared, NC wins highest 57". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. ^ "Nepal protests LIVE: Death toll climbs to 19, Nepal Home Minister tenders resignation". The Hindu. 8 September 2025. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Nepal HM Resigns After Deadliest Protest Since 2006, Protestor Alleges Govt 'Killing Children'". ABP Live. 8 September 2025. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Nepal Social media protest: Home minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns from post after worst violence; 19 dead, several injured". The Times of India. 8 September 2025. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  9. ^ Pokharel, Krishna (September 8, 2025). "At Least 19 Die in Nepal Protests Against Social-Media Ban". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
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