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Damodar Bhandari
Damodar Bhandari (Nepali: दामोदर भण्डारी) is a nepalese politician and current Member of House of Representatives.He is Chairman of CPN (UML) Sudurpashchim Province Committee. He was also member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Baitadi–1 seat in CA assembly, 2013 and House of Representatives from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[2][3][4] He was also Minister of State for Finance, 2016.
Damodar Bhandari | |
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| दामोदर भण्डारी | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Baitadi 1 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Narendra Bahadur Kunwor |
| Constituency | Baitadi 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1973[1] Patan, Baitadi |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| Parents |
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Electorate History
He has been elected to the Member of House of Representatives and 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly from Baitadi 1. He lost the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Damodar Bhandari | 39,524 | |
| Nepali Congress | Nar Bahadur Chand | 28,291 | |
| Others | 1,277 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Damodar Bhandari | 11,672 | |
| Nepali Congress | Lok Raj Awasthi | 10,680 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Narendra Bahadur Kunwar | 9,306 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | 4,975 | |
| Others | 1,816 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[5] | |||
2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Narendra Bahadur Kunwar | 27,130 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Damodar Bhandari | 9,059 | |
| Nepali Congress | Narendra Bahadur Bam | 5,130 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ganesh Singh Bista | 2,759 | |
| Others | 1,027 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,739 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
References
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ . MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ . Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ . Ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ . 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ . 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.