Damodar Bhandari

Damodar Bhandari
दामोदर भण्डारी
Minister of Industry, Commerce
and Supplies of Nepal
Assumed office
15 July 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byPushpa Kamal Dahal
In office
6 March 2024 – 3 July 2024
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byRamesh Rijal
Succeeded byPushpa Kamal Dahal
In office
26 December 2022 – 27 February 2023
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byDilendra Prasad Badu
Succeeded byRamesh Rijal
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
4 March 2018
ConstituencyBaitadi 1
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byNarendra Bahadur Kunwor
ConstituencyBaitadi 1
Personal details
Born (1973-11-05) November 5, 1973 (age 50)[1]
Patan, Baitadi
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Parents
  • Uday Singh
  • Kamala Bhandari

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.

  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Election Candidate - Damodar Bhandari". Ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.