1. Rajendra Mahato is a Nepalese politician, who had been serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by the Supreme Court on 22 June 2021, making his tenure of just 18 days the shortest till date.
Rajendra Mahato was the parliamentary party leader of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal, although the status matter of conflict within the party.
Rajendra Mahato has previously contested the election from Sarlahi and Dhanusha where his party could win no local level head position and got clean swept in recent election.
In 2007, Rajendra Mahato broke away from Nepal Sadbhavana Party and formed his own party, which later acquired the name Sadbhavana Party.
Rajendra Mahato lost his seat in the 2013 constituent assembly elections to Mahendra Rai Yadav of the Terai Madesh Sadhbhawana Party Nepal.
Rajendra Mahato had become a leader for the Madhesi people, and stated concerns about Nepal's proposed constitution, calling it a ploy to subjugate the Madhesi.
Rajendra Mahato was born in Sarlahi district of eastern Nepal, on 19 November 1958, as the first child of Khobhari Rajendra Mahato but it remains disputed and a large mass of people believe him to have been born in Bihar, India.
Rajendra Mahato burned a copy of Constitution of Nepal at the premises of Narayani Sub-regional hospital, Birgunj stating that he cannot accept the constitution which failed to integrate and maintain the Madhesi's rights at any cost.
Rajendra Mahato was rumoured to be one of eight politicians whose citizenship were annulled in August 2019 when the cabinet decided to cancel the citizenship of individuals who acquired Nepali citizenship through forged documents.
Rajendra Mahato led a group of 8 ministers and 2 state ministers to government.