Dormani Poudel | |
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| डोरमणि पौडेल | |
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| 1st Chief Minister of Bagmati Province | |
| In office 12 February 2018 – 18 August 2021 | |
| Governor | Anuradha Koirala Bishnu Prasad Prasain |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Astalaxmi Shakya |
| Member of Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province | |
| In office 21 January 2018 – 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Ek Lal Shrestha |
| Constituency | Makwanpur 1(B) |
| 3rd Mayor of Hetauda | |
| In office 1992–2005 | |
| Deputy | Hari Bahadur Mahat |
| Preceded by | Omnath Parajuli |
| Succeeded by | Hari Bahadur Mahat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1946 Pharping, Nepal |
| Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
Dormani Poudel (Nepali: डोरमणि पौडेल) is a Nepali politician and former chief minister of Bagmati Province. He was in office from 12 February 2018 to 18 August 2021.[1][2] Poudel was elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML), the largest party in the provincial assembly, on 9 February 2018, receiving 34 votes among 58 provincial assembly members.[3] He was subsequently appointed the first chief minister of Bagmati Province on 12 February 2018, after taking the oath of office from province governor Anuradha Koirala.[4] He previously served as the mayor of Hetauda from 1992 to 2005.[5][6](by Aashish Bhandari)
Poudel was born in Pharping, Kathmandu to Mayanath Poudel and Kul Kumari Poudel. Later, his family moved to Hetauda, Makwanpur.