Nanda Gurung (Nepali: नन्दा गुरुङ्ग) is a Nepalese politician and currently serving as the 2nd Speaker of the Karnali Provincial Assembly.[1][2][3] Gurung is the first female Provincial Speaker of Nepal.[4]

Nanda Gurung
नन्दा गुरुङ्ग
Speaker of the Karnali Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
15 January 2023
GovernorTilak Pariyar
Yagya Raj Joshi
Chief MinisterYam Lal Kandel
DeputyYashoda Neupane
Preceded byRaj Bahadur Shahi
Member of the Karnali Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
26 December 2022
Personal details
Born (1967-02-14) 14 February 1967 (age 57)
Narayan, Dailekh
NationalityNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Other political
affiliations
Nepal Communist Party
SpouseDharma Bahadur Gurung
Parents
  • Lal Bahadur Gurung (father)
  • Kumari Gurung (mother)

She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly. In the 2022 Nepalese provincial election she was elected as a proportional representative from the indigenous people category.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Republica. "Nanda Gurung becomes first woman Speaker in history of Karnali". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ "Karnali elects Nepal's first woman provincial Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  3. ^ Nepalkhabar (2020-06-10). "Karnali Province Speaker Gurung sworn-in". en.nepalkhabar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. ^ "Karnali elects its first female Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  5. ^ "यी हुन् एमालेका कर्णाली प्रदेश सभा समानुपातिक सांसद". ekagaj. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ^ "यी हुन् एमालेका कर्णाली प्रदेशसभा समानुपातिक सांसद". MeroNews. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  7. ^ "यी हुन् एमाले प्रदेश समानुपातिक सांसद". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-08-07.