Padma Kumari Aryal

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]

The Right Honourable

Padma Kumari Aryal
Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation
Assumed office
3 August 2018
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
2017
ConstituencySyanja-2
Personal details
NationalityNepalese
Political partyNepal Communist Party
Websitewww.padmaaryal.com

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]

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References
  1. "Padma Kumari Aryal". na.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "After widespread condemnation, government backtracks on Guthi Bill". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "'New system will help govt find excess land'". The Himalayan Times. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. "'Act will be developed to protect women's reproductive right'". The Himalayan Times. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. Republica. "I deliver whatever I promise: Padma Kumari Aryal". My Republica. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. "Syangja : Province 4 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. "Minister Aryal's mother passes away". The Himalayan Times. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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