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DeutschOnsari Gharti Magar
Onsari Gharti Magar | |
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ओनसरी घर्ति मगर | |
 Magar with Barsaman Pun | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for CPN (Maoist Centre) party list | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Speaker of Legislature Parliament | |
| 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) |
| Ministembnjr for Youth and Sports | |
| In office 2011–2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Member of Legislature Parliament | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 15 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Santosh Kumar Budhamagar |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Rolpa 2 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly for CPN (Maoist) party list | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1977[1] Rolpa |
| Political party | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Spouse | Barsaman Pun[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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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.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]She served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament[3] and was Minister of Youth and Sports in the cabinet of Jhala Nath Khanal.[2] 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
[edit]2013 Constituent Assembly election
Rolpa-2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) | Onsari Gharti Magar | 14,964 | Elected |
| CPN (UML) | Kumar Dashaudi | 9,372 | Lost |
Personal life
[edit]She is married to Barsha Man Pun.[2] Barshaman Pun is formersecretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).
References
[edit]- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ 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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