Juli Kumari Mahato (Nepali: जुली कुमारी महतो) (also spelt Juli Kumari Mahato[2]) is a Nepali communist politician. She is a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal and the former Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens .[2] She was elected from CPN UML[3] under the proportional representation system.[4]

Juli Kumari Mahato
जुली कुमारी महतो
Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens
In office
25 December 2020 – 4 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Oli
Preceded byLila Nath Shrestha
Succeeded byLila Nath Shrestha
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byRajendra Mahato
ConstituencyDhanusha 3
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for
CPN (UML) party list
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Member of Constituent Assembly for
CPN (UML) party list
In office
28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born (1976-05-26) 26 May 1976 (age 48)[1]
Siraha District
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML)
SpouseRaghubir Mahaseth

In the 2013 elections for the second constituent assembly, she was a candidate for CPN UML from Dhanusa-3 constituency. She was elected a member of Pratinidhi Sabha from the same constituency in 2022 Nepalese general election by defeating Anil Kumar Jha of LSP-N. [5]

A long time member of CPN UML, she was appointed a "Co-Incharge" of Dhanusa district for Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the new party formed by the merger of CPN UML and CPN (Maoist Centre), in 2019.[6][7][8]

Electoral history

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 15,031
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Juli Kumari Mahato 13,539
UCPN (Maoist) Haridev Mandal 2,523
Others 5,065
Result Congress hold
Source: NepalNews[9]

References

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  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ a b "Juli Kumari Mahato". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. ^ "Draft meeting draws blank as lawmaker ban issue simmers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. ^ Republica. "UML sends 37 women, 4 men to parliament under PR system". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. ^ "Julie Kumari Mahato". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. ^ "NCP appoints 77 districts' incharge". The Himalayan Times. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. ^ Sureis (2018-05-24). "Ministers' spouses richer than their better halves - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper | Nepal News, Latest Politics, Business, World, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, Life Style News". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  8. ^ Republica. "Govt unveils ministers' property details; Mahaseth tops rich list". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  9. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.