Politician

Mamata Banerjee speaking at an event in 2022.

Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee is a politician from India. She is currently the Chief Minister of West Bengal, a state in eastern India. Banerjee is the founder and chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC or TMC), a regional political party in West Bengal.

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Ramkumari Jhakri

Ram Kumari Jhakri  (aka Ramkumari Jhakri or रामकुमारी झाँक्री in Nepali) is a Nepali women activist and politician. In 2018, Jhakri was elected into Nepal’s federal parliament through the proportional voting system. She was also a central committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML). In 2021, Jhakri actively participated in forming a new political …

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Jeevan Bahadur Shahi

Jeevan Bahadur Shahi (or Jiwan Bahadur Shahi, जीवन बहादुर शाही in Nepali) is a Nepali politician belonging to the Nepali Congress Party. An aeroplane pilot by training, Shahi represents Humla constituency 1 in Nepal’s parliament.

Sita Devi Yadav

Sita Devi Yadav (सीतादेवी यादव in Nepali) is a Nepali political leader belonging to the Nepali Congress Party. In March 2016, Sita Devi was elected Nepali Congress party’s treasurer during the party’s 13th National General Convention in Kathmandu.

Jibraj Ashrit

Jibraj Ashrit (or Jeev Raj Ashrit, जीवराज आश्रित in Nepali) was a Nepali communist leader who was killed in the Dashdhunga car accident incident on 16 May 1993, with another popular Nepali communist figure Madan Bhandari.

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Nabina Lama

Nabina Lama (1983-) is a Nepali student political activist who was elected in 2016 as the Chairperson of the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), a student wing of the leftist CPN (UML) party.

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Sasanka Koirala

Dr. Sasanka Koirala (aka Dr. Sashanka Koirala, डा. शशांक कोइराला in Nepali) is a retired ophthalmologist and a Nepali politician. In March 2016, he was elected as the General Secretary of Nepal’s biggest political party Nepali Congress.