Nitima Bhandari

Honourable
Nitima Bhandari
नीतिमा भण्डारी
Official Portrait, 2026
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded byRam Prakash Chaudhary
ConstituencySarlahi 1
Personal details
Born (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982[1]
Sinamangal, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province
Party  Rastriya Swatantra Party
SpouseChetan Bhandari[2]
ParentLaxman Karki (father)
OccupationPolitician

Nitima Bhandari Karki (née Karki, Nepali: नीतिमा भण्डारी कार्की; born 17 July 1982) is a Nepalese politician, entrepreneur and currently a member of Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party.[3] She joined active politics from the Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2026[2] and secured a party ticket to contest 2026 general election from Sarlahi 1.

In the 2026 general election, she won from Sarlahi 1 with 44,181 votes, defeating Sambhu Lal Shrestha, former minister of the Nepali Congress, and Ram Prakash Chaudhary, seating MP of People's Socialist Party, Nepal.[4][5][6]She is also one of the 14 elected women candidates to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 2026 general election, under the FPTP electoral system.[7][8]

Early life and study

Nitima was born in Sinamangal, Kathmandu District on 17 July 1982 in a Chhetri family.[1]She has completed her undergraduate degree and is running a business named Bajeko Sekuwa in Kathmandu.[2]

Electoral performance

Election Year Constituency Contested for Political party Result Votes % of votes
Nepal general election 2026 Sarlahi 1 Pratinidhi Sabha member Rastriya Swatantra Party Won 44,181[9] 59.83%

2026 general election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nitima Bhandari (Karki)Rastriya Swatantra Party44,18159.83
Shambhu Lal ShresthaNepali Congress7,87110.66
Manoj Kumar DevkotaCPN (UML)6,1018.26
Pramod SahNepali Communist Party5,4987.45
Ram Prakash ChaudharyJanata Samajbadi Party, Nepal3,9915.40
Chhatra Bahadur DumjanUjyaalo Nepal Party1,9132.59
Shrinjay MahatoJanamat Party8481.15
Raja Ram PaswanNepal Federal Socialist Party6240.85
Surya Narayan Raya YadavRastriya Prajatantra Party6010.81
Suman Hari AdhikariShram Sanskriti Party5800.79
Rewat Kumar AdhikariIndependent3590.49
Others1,2751.73
Total73,842100.00
Valid votes73,84293.23
Invalid/blank votes5,3656.77
Total votes79,207100.00
Registered voters/turnout130,87160.52
Majority36,310
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nitima Bhandari". Ekantipur Election 2082 (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c Thakur, Om Prakash (2026-03-10). "सर्लाही-१: व्यापारबाट संसदीय यात्रामा नितिमा" [Sarlahi-1: From business to parliamentary journey - Nitima]. Ekantipur (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  3. ^ "सर्लाही-१ मा रास्वपाबाट नितिमा भण्डारीको उम्मेदवारी" [Nitima Bhandari's candidacy from the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Sarlahi-1]. Setopati (in Nepali). 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  4. ^ "RSP's Karki secures HoR seat from Sarlahi-1". The Annapurna Express. 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  5. ^ Dahal, Prakriti (2026-03-08). "13 of 16 RSP women candidates record electoral success". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  6. ^ Rauniyar, Ruby (2026-03-11). "RSP dominates women's wins with 13 of 14 female MPs elected". MyRepublica. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
  7. ^ "14 women elected under FPTP system". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  8. ^ Pradhan, Sirish B. "14 women win Nepal parliamentary polls, RSP accounts for 13". www.ptinews.com. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  9. ^ "Sarlahi-1 : Province 2 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". Ekantipur Election 2082. 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  10. ^ "पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचन, प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन, २०८२". Election Commission of Nepal.
  11. ^ "158 polling stations classified as highly sensitive in Sarlahi". Khabarhub.
  12. ^ "Over 19,000 votes invalid in Sarlahi HoR election". pardafas.
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