Chanda Chaudhary Explained

Chanda Chaudhary
Native Name:	चन्दा चौधरी
Office:	43th Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens of Nepal
Term Start:	6 June 2021
Term End:	22 June 2021
Vicepresident:	Nanda Kishor Pun
President:	Bidya Devi Bhandari
Primeminister:	K. P. Sharma Oli
Predecessor:	Julie Kumari Mahato
Successor:	Lilanath Shrestha
Office2:	Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Rastriya Janata Party list
Term Start2:	4 March 2018
Birth Date:	18 July 1974
Nationality:	Nepali
Party:	Nepali Congress
Otherparty:	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.

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]

Web site: मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ). 2021-06-22. मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ). en.
Web site: Chanda Chaudhary. hr.parliament.gov.np. en-US. 10 August 2019.
Web site: The woeful presence of Nepali women in politics and government. Bhattarai. Kamal Dev. The Annapurna Express. en. 11 August 2019.
Web site: Deliberation on policies, programs begins today. Setopati. en-US. 10 August 2019.
Web site: MPs for open competition for joint secretary. Republica. My Republica. en. 11 August 2019.
News: RJP-Nepal urges government to publicly release Madhesh movement report. ANI. 20 May 2019. Business Standard India. 11 August 2019.
Web site: 'I am in favour of death penalty for rapists'. 12 November 2018. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 11 August 2019.
Web site: Chaudhary felicitated. 29 January 2019. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 11 August 2019.
Web site: PIOCCI. www.piocci.org. 11 August 2019. 11 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811065855/http://www.piocci.org/coordinators/chanda-chaudhary. dead.