Nar Bahadur Bhandari

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Nar Bahadur Bhandari
2nd Chief Minister of Sikkim
In office 8 March 1985 – 17 June 1994
Governor	Kona Prabhakara Rao Bhishma Narain Singh (Additional Charge) T. V. Rajeswar S. K. Bhatnagar R. H. Tahiliani
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Sanchaman Limboo
In office 18 October 1979 – 11 May 1984
Governor	B. B. Lal Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	B. B. Gurung
Member of Parliament
In office 1984–1985
Constituency	Sikkim
Personal details
Born	(1940-10-05)5 October 1940 Malbasy, Soreng, Kingdom of Sikkim
Died	16 July 2017(2017-07-16) (aged 76) New Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Spouse	Dil Kumari Bhandari
Residence(s)	Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Nar Bahadur Bhandari (5 October 1940 – 16 July 2017) was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of the state of Sikkim from 1979 to 1994. He briefly served as Member of Parliament representing Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency from 1984 to 1985. He was the founding leader of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad. He was popularly remembered for his efforts to include the Nepali language in 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India. He was awarded with prestigious Jagadamba Shree Purasakar for his contribution for Nepali language.^[1] He was the first Indian chief minister of Gorkha origin. He also served as the president of Bharatiya Nepali Bhasha Parisangh until his death. He is popularly known as the architect of modern Sikkim.