Damodar Bhandari
Damodar Bhandari | |
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| दामोदर भण्डारी | |
_(cropped).jpg) Damodar Bhandari | |
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Rijal |
| Succeeded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| In office 26 December 2022 – 27 February 2023 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Dilendra Prasad Badu |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Rijal |
| 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) |
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Damodar Bhandari (Nepali: दामोदर भण्डारी) is a Nepalese politician and Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal. He is also a Member of the House of Representatives. He was also member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Baitadi–1 seat in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly elections, and House of Representatives from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).[2][3][4] He was also Minister of State for Finance, 2016.
Electorate History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Election Candidate - Damodar Bhandari". Ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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