Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha

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| name = Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha

| image = Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha at Rajbiraj.jpg

| caption = Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha at Chitragupta Sewa Samiti- Golden Jubilee Ceremony, Rajbiraj in 2018.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|05|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Suga Bhawani (now Jaleshwar), Mahottari, Province No. 2, Nepal{{Cite web |url=https://deshsanchar.com/2018/01/17/13669/ |title=को हुन् प्रदेश २ का प्रमुख कायस्थ ? – देशसञ्चार |date=2018-01-17 |website=देशसञ्चार |language=ne |access-date=2018-03-13}}

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| office = 1st Governor of Madhesh Province

| term_start = 19 January 2018

| term_end = 03 November 2019{{Cite web |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/governors-of-all-seven-provinces-sacked/ |title=Governors of all seven provinces sacked |date=2019-11-04 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en-US |access-date=2019-11-15}}

| predecessor = Position established

| successor = Tilak Pariyar

| primeminister = Sher Bahadur Deuba

| president = Bidhya Devi Bhandari

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| office1 = Spokesperson and Secretary of Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal

| term1 = 2004-2018

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| party = Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal

| education = Engineering geology

| alma_mater = Imperial College London

| spouse = Sabita Kayastha

| children = 4

| website = {{Url|http://oph.p2.gov.np/}}

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Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha (born 3 May 1944) is a Nepalese politician and former Governor of Province No. 2. He was appointed as a governor of Province No. 2 by the Government of Nepal on 17 January 2018.{{Cite web |url=http://nepalekhabar.com/2018/01/79987 |title=Government finalises provinces’ governors and temporary headquarters|website=nepaleKhabar |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-13}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/34598/?categoryId=81 |title=Govt names temporary capitals, governors |website=My Republica |language=en |access-date=2018-03-13}} He served as a Governor of Province No. 2 from 19 January 2018 to 03 November 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nepalisansar.com/government/nepal-president-bhandari-dismiss-all-seven-provinces-governors/ |title=Nepal President Bhandari Dismiss All Seven Provinces’ Governors |last=Sansar |first=Nepali |date=2019-11-04 |website=Nepali Sansar |language=en-US |access-date=2019-11-15}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/34675/ |title=Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in |website=My Republica |language=en |access-date=2018-03-13}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.presidentofnepal.gov.np/सम्माननीय-राष्ट्रपतिज्-193/ |title=सम्माननीय राष्ट्रपतिज्यूसमक्ष नवनियुक्त प्रदेश प्रमुखज्यूहरुबाट प्रदेश प्रमुख पदको पद तथा गोपनियताको शपथग्रहण |website=www.presidentofnepal.gov.np |language=ne |access-date=2018-03-13}}

Earlier, he was the Secretary at Ministry of Agriculture and Director General at Department of Irrigation, Nepal. Kayastha began his political career with Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal in the 2004.

Early life and education

Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha was born at Suga Bhawani (now Jaleshwar), Mahottari on 3 May 1944 to Lal Kishore Lal & Achakmani Devi.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sarbajanik.com/12463/2018/01/17/ |title=प्रदेश २ को प्रमुखमा नियुक्त रत्नेश्वरलाल कायस्थ को हुन् ?|date=2018-01-20 |website=sarbajanik.com |language=ne |access-date=2018-03-13}} His father was a secondary level Teacher.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sundaykhabar.com/?p=2541 |title=को हुन फोरमबाट प्रदेश २ को प्रमुखमा नियुक्त भएका रत्नेश्वरलाल कायस्थ ? |date=2018-01-20 |language=ne |access-date=2018-03-13}} He was passed School Leaving Certificate (SLC) in 1st division from Laxmi Chand Murarka Higher Secondary School in Jaleshwar and earned an Intermediates degree with Science from Tri-Chandra College, Kathmandu. He further studied Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) from the same college and later he moved to IIT, Kharaghpur and Imperial College London for higher education degree.