Durga Paudel Explained

Honorific Prefix:MP
Durga Paudel
Office1:Vice Chairperson of Rastriya Janamorcha
Term Start1:2016
Office2:Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Term Start2:4 March 2018
Predecessor2:Bam Dev Gautam
Constituency2:Pyuthan 1
Office3:Member of Constituent Assembly for
Rastriya Janamorcha party list
Term Start3:21 January 2014
Term End3:14 October 2017
Citizenship:Nepali
Party:Rastriya Janamorcha
Spouse:Mohan Bikram Singh
Birth Date:21 September 1971[1]

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] 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,[3] from Pyuthan 1.[4] [5] She defeated Dr. Govinda Raj Pokharel of Nepali Congress.[5] She received 47,514 votes to Pokharel's 31,286.[5] She was one of only six women to be elected to parliament under the FPTP system.[5]

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]

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: Durga Paudel. hr.parliament.gov.np. 11 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Development Committee members take exception to inclusion of contractors. Setopati. 11 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Opposition parties flay government. 30 April 2019. The Himalayan Times. 11 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Six women elected to parliament under FPTP system. 11 December 2017. South Asia Check. 11 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Chitra Bahadur KC reelected Rastriya Janamorcha chairman. 22 February 2016. The Himalayan Times. 11 August 2019.