Nepali politician
Durga Paudel (also Poudel; Nepali: दुर्गा पौडेल) is a Nepali politician and a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2][3] She was elected under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, as a candidate from Rastriya Janamorcha and with the support of the left alliance,[4] from Pyuthan 1.[5][2] She defeated Dr. Govinda Raj Pokharel of Nepali Congress.[2] She received 47,514 votes to Pokharel's 31,286.[2] She was one of only six women to be elected to parliament under the FPTP system.[2]
At the third national conference of Rastriya Janamorcha in 2016, she had been elected as one of the two vice chairs of the party.[6]
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