Rathore is also a member of the House of Representatives elected under the proportional representation system from Nepali Congress filling the reserved seat for Khas-Arya group.
[3] In the shadow cabinet of Nepali Congress, he was the coordinator of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
[5] He became the Free Student Union secretary and then Chairman while he was in Trichandra College.
[5] He was a candidate from Bardiya-4 for Nepali Congress, in the Second constituent assembly election of 2013.
[5] His family later moved to the Terai and currently lives in Rajapur, Bardiya.