Binita Kathayat is a Nepalese media figure and politician, belonging to the Rastriya Swatantra Party. She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative for Khas Arya cluster from rural area.[1][2][3] Before being elected to the Federal Parliament of Nepal, she worked at Galaxy 4K Television.[4]
Binita Kathayat | |
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बिनिता कठायत | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Constituency | Party List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jumla District, Karnali Province, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Parents |
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Early life and education
editKathayat was born in 2052 BS (1995-1996) in Khalanga Bazar in Chandannath municipality of Jumla District of Karnali Province in Nepal. She belongs to a political family. Her grandfather Narayan Singh Kathayat was a local development officer.
She studied at Seto Bangla School in Kathmandu till ninth grade. She received her tenth grade School Leaving Certificate from a school in Jumla. Under an Indian government scholarship, she studied Political Science in her plus–two level from Dehradun in India. She then received a Diploma in Film Making from Zee Institute of Media Arts in Mumbai.[5]
Career in Media
editAfter completing her diploma, she returned to Nepal to work in the film industry. She worked an assistant director for the movies Loot 2 and Hostel Returns. She also worked as a costume stylist for Chapali Height 2 and Chiso Manchhe.
She also worked as a costume stylist for various television programmes. She produced the television programme Parkhal Bahirako Nepal for Galaxy 4K TV.[5]
Political career
editIn 2022 Nepalese general election, her colleague Rabi Lamichhane from Galaxy 4K TV formed a new political party, Rastriya Swatantra Party. RSP invited her to be a representative candidate for Khas Arya cluster from rural area. In the election RSP became the fourth largest party and she was elected to the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Title of the film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Loot 2 | Nischal Basnet | Assistant Director |
| Hostel Returns | Suraj Bhusal | |
| Chapali Height 2 | Dipendra K Khanal | Costume Stylist |
| Chiso Manchhe | Dipendra K. Khanal |
Television
edit| Title of the show | Channel | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Parkhal Bahirako Nepal | Galaxy 4K TV | Costume Stylist |
References
edit- ^ "Election Commission Nepal" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party picks 13 proportional representation lawmakers". Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ संवाददाता, सञ्चार (2022-12-10). "रास्वपाले टुंग्यायो समानुपातिक सांसद, को–को परे?". देशसञ्चार. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Setopati, प्रशन्न पोखरेल. "यी हुन् राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीले छानेका १३ समानुपातिक सांसद, के हो उनीहरूको विगत?". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ a b c "विनितालाई अकस्मात् आइलागेको राजनीतिक विरासत". Nepal Live. Retrieved 2022-12-25.