Padma Kumari Aryal
Padma Kumari Aryal | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation | |
| Assumed office 3 August 2018 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Oli |
| Member of House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Constituency | Syanja-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Political party | Nepal Communist Party |
Padma Kumari Aryal is a Nepali communist politician, a member of the House of Representatives,[1] and the cabinet minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.[2][3] She was previously the Minister of State for Health and Population.[4]
CPN UML career
As of 2017, she was the central committee member of CPN UML and district chairperson of Syangja district for the party.[5]
2017 legislative election
In the federal legislative election of 2017, she was the CPN UML candidate for Syangja-2 constituency under the first-past-the-post system.[5] She won the election, defeating her nearest rival Gopal Man Shrestha of Nepali Congress by more than 3,500 votes. She received 35,142 votes while Shrestha received 31,436.[6] She was one of only eight women to be elected to parliament by a direct vote of the people in the 2017 election.[5]
Personal life
Aryal has four brothers and three sisters. Her mother died in October 2018.[7]
References
- ^ "Padma Kumari Aryal". na.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "After widespread condemnation, government backtracks on Guthi Bill". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "'New system will help govt find excess land'". The Himalayan Times. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "'Act will be developed to protect women's reproductive right'". The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Republica. "I deliver whatever I promise: Padma Kumari Aryal". My Republica. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Syangja : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Minister Aryal's mother passes away". The Himalayan Times. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 6 November 2019.