Damodar Bhandari
Nepali politician
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Damodar Bhandari (Nepali: दामोदर भण्डारी) is a Nepalese politician and former Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal. He was 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]
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterK. P. Sharma Oli
Preceded byPushpa Kamal Dahal
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Damodar Bhandari | |
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| दामोदर भण्डारी | |
Damodar Bhandari | |
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal | |
| In office 15 July 2024 – 9 September 2025 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | K. P. Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Rijal |
| Succeeded by | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| In office 26 December 2022 – 27 February 2023 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Dilendra Prasad Badu |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Rijal |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 12 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Member of the Constituent Assembly) |
| Succeeded by | Hari Mohan Bhandari |
| Constituency | Baitadi 1 |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Narendra Bahadur Kunwor |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Member of Parliament) |
| Constituency | Baitadi 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1973[1] Patan, Baitadi |
| Party | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
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Electorate History
He has been elected to the Member of the House of Representatives and the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly from Baitadi 1. He lost the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Damodar Bhandari | 39,524 | |
| Nepali Congress | Nar Bahadur Chand | 28,291 | |
| Others | 1,277 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Damodar Bhandari | 11,672 | |
| Nepali Congress | Lok Raj Awasthi | 10,680 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Narendra Bahadur Kunwar | 9,306 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Lokendra Bahadur Chand | 4,975 | |
| Others | 1,816 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: NepalNews[5] | |||
2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Maoist) | Narendra Bahadur Kunwar | 27,130 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Damodar Bhandari | 9,059 | |
| Nepali Congress | Narendra Bahadur Bam | 5,130 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ganesh Singh Bista | 2,759 | |
| Others | 1,027 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,739 | ||
| Result | Maoist gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[6] | |||
