| Office | Member of the Second Constituent Assembly of Nepal
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|---|---|
| Office | Member of the Central Working Committee of Nepali Congress
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| Term start | Unknown |
| Term end | 2017 |
| Predecessor | Pradeep Gyawali |
| Successor | Gokarna Bista
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| Constituency | Gulmi-2
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| Born | 1961-04-14 (age 65) |
| Born | Hunga-7, Gulmi, Nepal
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| Nationality | Nepali
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| Political party | Nepali Congress
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| Occupation | Politician
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Chandra Bhandari (Nepali: चन्द्र भण्डारी) (born Chandra Kant Bhandari, April 14, 1961, in Hunga-7, Gulmi)[1] is a Nepali politician,[2] central member of the main opposition party Nepali Congress,[3] and former parliamentarian.[1][4]
Bhandari entered politics in 1976 and went on to become the general secretary of Nepal Students Union.[1] In the 2006 revolution, he openly favored republicanism contrary to official party position.[1] He contested the 2013 constituent assembly election from Gulmi-2 and won,[1] defeating his long time rival Pradeep Gyawali by about 2,500 votes.[4] He was defeated by CPN-UML candidate Pradeep Gyawali in the 1999 legislative election, in the 2008 CA Election and again later in the 2017 legislative election.[1][5][4] He is considered to be close to Senior Leader Arjun Narasingha KC.[2]
He had achieved master's degree in sociology and management faculty and was pursuing his PhD, as of 2013.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Chandra Kant Bhandari. election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NC leaders polish shoes to stress on need for clean politics. Setopati. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ↑ NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website | Political party of Nepal. www.nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 It's a tough fight between NC and UML in Gulmi, SUBEDI, SHIVA LAL. My Republica. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ↑ Gulmi : Province 5 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament. election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.