Nitima Bhandari
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Nitima Bhandari | |
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| नीतिमा भण्डारी | |
 Official Portrait, 2026 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Prakash Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Sarlahi 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1982[1] |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Spouse | Chetan Bhandari[2] |
| Parent | Laxman Karki (father) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Nitima Bhandari Karki (née Karki, Nepali: नीतिमा भण्डारी कार्की; born 17 July 1982) is a Nepalese politician, entrepreneur and currently a member of Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party.[3] She joined active politics from the Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2026[2] and secured a party ticket to contest 2026 general election from Sarlahi 1.
In the 2026 general election, she won from Sarlahi 1 with 44,181 votes, defeating Sambhu Lal Shrestha, former minister of the Nepali Congress, and Ram Prakash Chaudhary, seating MP of People's Socialist Party, Nepal.[4][5][6]She is also one of the 14 elected women candidates to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 2026 general election, under the FPTP electoral system.[7][8]
