Nani Maiya Dahal

At the age of 10, Dahal was the chief of Tribhuwan Village Development Scheme. At the age of 29, she became the village assistant chief (उपप्रधानपञ्च) of Jorpati, Kathamndu. At that time, Maniram Chalese was the chief. ^[6]

As the assistant chief, she is credited with management of food distribution in Salt trading centre. During panchayat era, the salt trading organization was responsible for distributing major household items such as salt and oil in all parts of Nepal. She also took part in female rights activism, such as assisting the raped victims.^[6]

In 20 Baisakh 2038, she stood for the Panchyat Parliament as an independent candidate. Her campaign was funded by student donations. Her election symbol was a clock. In the election, she got 65,777 votes and beat Kamal Chitrakar.^[7] She was among the few female candidates who won the election. Because she was an independent candidate, she was considered to be a spy of the Nepali Congress. ^[6]

She worked with Jog Meher Shrestha during her period and from 2038BS to 2042BS, she was also a member of national economic council. ^[6]

She was also a poet and composed a few poems.^[6]

She died on Febrarury 11, 2025 at the age of 92.

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