Julie Kumari Mahato

Juli Kumari Mahato
जुली कुमारी महतो
Minister of Women, Children and
Senior Citizens of Nepal
In office
25 December 2020 – 4 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK. P. Sharma Oli
Preceded byLila Nath Shrestha
Succeeded byChanda Chaudhary
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
In office
22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025
Preceded byRajendra Mahato
Succeeded byManish Jha (elect)
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[1]
PartyCPN (UML)
SpouseRaghubir Mahaseth

Juli Kumari Mahato (Nepali: जुली कुमारी महतो) is a Nepali communist politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal until it was dissolved in the wake of the Gen Z protest.[2][3] Mahato, a former Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens was elected in the 2017 Nepalese general election, from CPN (UML) under the proportional representation system.[4][5][6]

In the 2013 elections for the second constituent assembly, she was a candidate for CPN (UML) from Dhanusa-3 constituency but lost to Nepali Congress leader Bimalendra Nidhi by roughly 6,500 votes. She was elected a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha from the same constituency in 2022 Nepalese general election by defeating Anil Kumar Jha.[7]

A long time politician, Mahato's house was set on fire by protesters in 2025 September, which went viral in the media.[8][9]

Electoral history

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Bimalendra Nidhi 20,000
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Juli Kumari Mahato 13,539
UCPN (Maoist) Haridev Mandal 2,523
Others 5,065
Result Congress hold
Source: NepalNews[10]

References

  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ "DPM Raghubir Mahaseth richest among cabinet ministers, Narayankaji the poorest". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  3. ^ "एमाले नेता रघुवीर महासेठको घरमा ढुंगामुढा". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  4. ^ Republica. "UML sends 37 women, 4 men to parliament under PR system". My Republica. Archived from the original on 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. ^ "Draft meeting draws blank as lawmaker ban issue simmers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. ^ "Juli Kumari Mahato". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. ^ "Julie Kumari Mahato". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  8. ^ Republica. "Govt unveils ministers' property details; Mahaseth tops rich list". My Republica. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  9. ^ "एमाले सचिव रघुवीर महासेठको जनकपुरस्थित घरमा आगजनी". nepalkhabar (in Nepali). 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  10. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.