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Chanda Chaudhary
चन्दा चौधरी

43th Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of Nepal
In office 6 June 2021 – 22 June 2021
President	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	K. P. Sharma Oli
Vice President	Nanda Kishor Pun
Preceded by	Julie Kumari Mahato
Succeeded by	Lilanath Shrestha
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Rastriya Janata Party list
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2018

Personal details
Born	(1974-07-18) 18 July 1974 (age 50)
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress
Other political affiliations	TMLP RJPN PSP-N Loktantrik Samajwadi (before 2022)
Alma mater	Anuragh Narayan College, Patna
Cabinet	Oli cabinet, 2018

Chanda Chaudhary is a Nepali politician and was Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June 2021 making the tenure of just 18 days and shortest till date.^[1] She was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.^[2] She was elected to the parliament representing Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] In an interview, Chanda said that she is in favour of the death penalty for those convicted of rape.^[7]

Awards and recognition

She was one of the recipients of She the change – Nari Udyami Awards 2019, awarded jointly by Gandhi Smriti foundation and Darshan Samiti B and S Foundation.^[8]
She is the founding chair of Nepal India Women Friendship Society.^[8]

Other positions held

Former Assistant Minister Youth and Sports,
Nepal India Women Friendship Society (President)
Terai Madhesh Democratic Party (Central Member)
Terai Madhesh Women Association (President)
Co-ordinator, People of Indian Origin Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PIOCCI), Nepal^[9]

^ "मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ)". मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Chanda Chaudhary". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ Bhattarai, Kamal Dev. "The woeful presence of Nepali women in politics and government". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Deliberation on policies, programs begins today". Setopati. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ Republica. "MPs for open competition for joint secretary". My Republica. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ ANI (20 May 2019). "RJP-Nepal urges government to publicly release Madhesh movement report". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "'I am in favour of death penalty for rapists'". The Himalayan Times. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Chaudhary felicitated". The Himalayan Times. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "PIOCCI". www.piocci.org. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.