Amrita Agrahari Explained

Amrita Devi Agrahari
Native Name:अमृता देवी अग्रहरी
Office:Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for
Term Start:4 March 2018
Party:PSP-N
(2020–present)
Nationality:Nepali
Otherparty:NSP (before 2009)
MJFN (until 2009)
MJFN (D) (2009–12)
RMSP (2013–17)
RJPN (2017–2020)
Residence:Kapilvastu–1, Kapilvastu District, Lumbini Province
Birth Date:18 May 1961[1]
Birth Place:Kapilvastu District, Kingdom of Nepal
Father:Awadh Ram Kurmi
Mother:Basmati Kurmi
Spouse:Kundan Prasad Agrahari
Children:2

Amrita Devi Agrahari (Nepali: अमृता देवी अग्रहरी) is a Nepalese politician representing People's Socialist Party, Nepal and current member of the House of Representatives. She was elected from the Indigenous peoples group in the party list from the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.[2]

Political career

Agrahari was the general secretary of Nepal Sadbhawana Party.[3] She was a member of the Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) until its split in 2012. She joined the Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party led by Sharat Singh Bhandari after the split.[4]

She was a member of the Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee of the House of Representatives.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका . Federal Parliament Secretariat . 2021 . Nepal . 270 . ne . Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet.
  2. Web site: राजपाले टुङ्गो लगायो समानुपातिक सासंद. 2020-12-22. Setopati.
  3. News: Damaru Lal Bhandari . Woman empowerment still takes back seat in Nepal . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911051308/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2004/03/07/related_articles/woman-empowerment-still-takes-back-seat-in-nepal/8637.html . 2014-09-11 . The Kathmandu Post . Ekantipur . 7 March 2004.
  4. Web site: Nepal's largest Madhesi party splits. Rediff. June 10, 2012.
  5. Web site: उद्योग तथा वाणिज्य र श्रम तथा उपभोक्ता हित समिति. 2020-12-22. hr.parliament.gov.np.