Durga Paudel

Nepali politician

दुर्गा पौडेलVice Chairperson of Rastriya Janamorcha
Incumbent
Assumed office
2016Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 March 2018Preceded byBam Dev GautamConstituencyPyuthan 1Member of Constituent Assembly for
Rastriya Janamorcha party listIn office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 Personal detailsBorn (1971-09-21) 21 September 1971 (age 52)[1]CitizenshipNepaliPolitical partyRastriya JanamorchaSpouseMohan Bikram Singh

Durga Paudel (also Poudel; Nepali: दुर्गा पौडेल) is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2][3] She was elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, as a candidate from Rastriya Janamorcha and with the support of the left alliance,[4] from Pyuthan 1.[5][2] She defeated Dr. Govinda Raj Pokharel of Nepali Congress.[2] She received 47,514 votes to Pokharel's 31,286.[2] She was one of only six women to be elected to parliament under the FPTP system.[2]

At the third national conference of Rastriya Janamorcha in 2016, she had been elected as one of the two vice chairs of the party.[6]

References

  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Six women elected to parliament under FPTP system". South Asia Check. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Durga Paudel". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Development Committee members take exception to inclusion of contractors". Setopati. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Opposition parties flay government". The Himalayan Times. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Chitra Bahadur KC reelected Rastriya Janamorcha chairman". The Himalayan Times. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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