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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1949)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dil Kumari Bhandari/Rai
| image = Dil Kumari Bhandari.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|05|14}}
| birth_place = Bana Puttabong, [[Darjeeling]], India
| residence = [[Gangtok, Sikkim]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency =
| office = Former Member of Parliament
| term = May 1985-27 November 1989; 20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party = [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
| father = Late Shri N.B.Rai <ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2984.htm|title=loksabhaph.nic.in writereaddata biodata}}</ref>
| spouse = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Dil Kumari Bhandari/Rai''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: दिल कुमारी भण्डारी/राई) is a former and the first woman member of parliament ([[Lok Sabha]]) from [[Sikkim]]. She was also the president of [[Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh]], an organization of the [[Indian Gorkha]]s till 2012. She has been constantly working for the cause of Nepali-speaking people, her most notable contribution being the inclusion of the [[Nepali language|Nepali]] language in the [[Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India|Eight Schedule of the Indian constitution]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nelive.in/sikkim/politics/5-parliamentarians-who-helped-sikkim-become-flourishing-state|title=5 Parliamentarians Who Helped Sikkim Become a Flourishing State|date=2016-12-19|work=Nelive|access-date=2017-07-29|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Dil Kumari Bhandari was born on 14 May 1949 in the village of Bana Puttabong in [[Darjeeling district]], India. She comes from a highly cultured and traditional [[Rai people|Rai]] family. She studied up to pre- university level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok10/mp73.php|title=Bio-Data of Member of X Lok Sabha|website=www.indiapress.org|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> Dil Kumari was elected as a Member of Parliament from Sikkim twice from May 1985 to 27 November 1989 and from 20 June 1991 to 10 May 1996<ref>http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok10/mp73.htm.</ref>

== Career ==
She worked as a teacher, social worker and journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok10/mp73.php|title=Bio-Data of Member of X Lok Sabha|website=www.indiapress.org|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref>

== Political career ==
In 8th Lok Sabha elections of Sikkim in 1984, Nar Bahadur Bhandari swept the polls by securing 56, 614 seats out of 86, 024 seats. Dil Kumari Bhandari lost in this Assembly election. But Nar Bahadur Bhandari had to quit his seat in parliament, owing to the fact that he was elected to the State Assembly to become the chief minister of the state. As a result, a by- election was ordered in April 1985 wherein nine candidates including Dil Kumari Bhandari filed their nominations. But at the eleventh hour, everyone except Dil Kumari Bhandari, withdrew their nominations. As a result, she was declared elected unopposed and she served the Assembly till 27, November 1989.

In the 9th Lok Sabha election from Sikkim in year 1989, Dil Kumari Bhandari (Indian National Congress) winning only 28, 822 out of 1, 33, 699 seats while the winner, Nandu Thapa (Sikkim Sangram Parishad) won 91, 608 seats.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LvuOKCIICMEC&q=dil+kumari+bhandari&pg=PA107|title=Sikkim: Society, Polity, Economy, Environment|last=Lama|first=Mahendra P.|date=1994|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=9788173870132|language=en}}</ref>

In the 10th Lok Sabha election from Sikkim in year 1991, Dil Kumari Bhandari, who had returned to Sikkim Sangram Parishad, won the election by securing 1, 03, 970 votes from a total of 1,18, 502 valid votes, serving the assembly up to 20 June 1991.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LvuOKCIICMEC&q=dil+kumari+bhandari&pg=PA107|title=Sikkim: Society, Polity, Economy, Environment|last=Lama|first=Mahendra P.|date=1994|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=9788173870132|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She married [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]], who later became the [[chief minister]] of [[Sikkim]], on 28 March 1968. She is the mother of a son and three daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok10/mp73.php|title=Bio-Data of Member of X Lok Sabha|website=www.indiapress.org|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
The Sikkim Sewa Ratna for 2016, the second highest civilian award of the state, was conferred upon Dil Kumari Bhandari for her contribution in the inclusion of [[Nepali language|Nepali]] language in the [[Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India|Eight Schedule of the Indian constitution]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/sikkim-sewa-ratna-conferred-on-42nd-state-day-1191496/|title=Sikkim Sewa Ratna conferred on 42nd State Day|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2016-05-17|work=India.com|access-date=2017-07-29|language=en}}</ref>

She is also a recipient of Gaurav Award, from the Hamro Swabhiman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hamroswabhiman.com/?page_id=125|title=Gaurav Awardee {{!}} Hamro Swabhiman|website=hamroswabhiman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref>

==References==
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