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{{short description|Nepali politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Chandra Bhandari
|native_name=चन्द्र भण्डारी|
birth_date={{birth date and age|1961|04|14}}
|birth_place=[[Hunga, Nepal|Hunga]]-7, [[Gulmi District|Gulmi]], [[Nepal]]
|party=[[Nepali Congress]]
|occupation=Politician
|birth_name=Chandra Kant Bhandari
|native_name_lang=ne
|nationality=[[Nepal]]i
|office=Member of the [[Legislature Parliament of Nepal|Second Constituent Assembly of Nepal]]
|term_start=Unknown
|term_end=2017
|majority=2,500
|constituency=Gulmi-2
|predecessor=[[Pradeep Gyawali]]
|successor=[[Gokarna Bista]]
|office2=Member of the Central Working Committee of [[Nepali Congress]]
|term_start2=Unknown
|incumbent2=yes
}}

'''Chandra Bhandari''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: चन्द्र भण्डारी) (born '''Chandra Kant Bhandari''', April 14, 1961, in [[Hunga, Nepal|Hunga]]-7, [[Gulmi District|Gulmi]])<ref name="uo" /> is a [[Nepalis|Nepali]] politician,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://setopati.net/political/116083|title=NC leaders polish shoes to stress on need for clean politics|website=Setopati|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> central member of the main opposition party [[Nepali Congress]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nepalicongress.org/index.php?linkId=26|title=NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website {{!}} Political party of Nepal|website=www.nepalicongress.org|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> and former parliamentarian.<ref name=uo>{{Cite web|url=http://election2013.ujyaaloonline.com/candidates/113/Chandra-Kant-Bhandari/|title=Chandra Kant Bhandari|website=election2013.ujyaaloonline.com|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/30141/|title=It's a tough fight between NC and UML in Gulmi|last=SUBEDI|first=SHIVA LAL|website=My Republica|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>

Bhandari entered politics in 1976 and went on to become the general secretary of [[Nepal Student Union|Nepal Students Union]].<ref name="uo" /> In the [[2006 democracy movement in Nepal|2006 revolution]], he openly favored republicanism contrary to official party position.<ref name="uo" /> He contested the 2013 constituent assembly election from [[Gulmi District|Gulmi]]-2 and won,<ref name="uo" /> defeating his long time rival [[Pradeep Gyawali]] by about 2,500 votes.<ref name=":1" /> He was defeated by [[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|CPN-UML]] candidate [[Pradip Kumar Gyawali|Pradeep Gyawali]] in the [[1999 Nepalese legislative election|1999 legislative election]], in the [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008 CA Election]] and again later in the [[2017 Nepalese legislative election|2017 legislative election]].<ref name="uo" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://election.ekantipur.com/pradesh-5/district-gulmi?lng=eng|title=Gulmi : Province 5 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament|website=election.ekantipur.com|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He is considered to be close to Senior Leader [[Arjun Narasingha K.C.|Arjun Narasingha KC]].<ref name=":2" />

He had achieved [[master's degree]] in sociology and management faculty and was pursuing his PhD, as of 2013.<ref name="uo" />

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[[Category:People from Gulmi District]]
[[Category:Members of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly]]

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