Onsari Gharti Magar
Onsari Gharti Magar | |
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ओनसरी घर्ति मगर | |
![]() Magar with Barsaman Pun | |
Member of House of Representatives from Nepal Communist Party List | |
Assumed office 5 March 2018 | |
Speaker of the Legislature Parliament of Nepal | |
In office 16 October 2015 – 15 October 2017 | |
President | Ram Baran Yadav Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Deputy | Ganga Prasad Yadav |
Preceded by | Subash Chandra Nembang |
Succeeded by | Krishna Bahadur Mahara (as Speaker of House of Representatives) |
Minister for Youth and Sports | |
In office 2011–2011 | |
Prime Minister | Jhala Nath Khanal |
Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal from Rolpa Constituency No. 2 | |
In office 21 January 2014 – 15 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Santosh Kumar Budhamagar |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Rolpa |
Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) ( -2018) Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018- ) |
Spouse(s) | Barsaman Pun[1] |
Onsari Gharti Magar (Nepali: ओनसरी घर्तिमगर) is a Nepali communist politician and current parliamentarian. She was the first female Speaker of the Parliament of Nepal. She was elected unopposed as Speaker on October 16, 2015.[1][2]
Political career[]
She served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament[2] and was Minister of Youth and Sports in the cabinet of Jhala Nath Khanal.[1] She was elected to the Constituent Assembly (CA) from Rolpa constituency-2 in the second CA election. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2017 under party list.
Electoral history[]
2013 Constituent Assembly election
Rolpa-2
Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) | Onsari Gharti Magar | 14,964 | Elected |
CPN (UML) | Kumar Dashaudi | 9,372 | Lost |
Personal life[]
She is married to Barsha Man Pun.[1] Barshaman Pun is formersecretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Onsari elected First Woman Speaker". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ a b "World's First Woman Speaker of Parliament of Nepal". Jagran.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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- Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians
- Nepalese women in politics
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