Ranju Darshana
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Ranju Darshana | |
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रन्जु दर्शना | |
Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Member-elect of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Man Singh |
| Constituency | Kathmandu 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ranju Neupane 3 March 1996 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party (2025 – present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bibeksheel Nepali (2014-2021) Bibeksheel Sajha Party (2022 – 2025) |
| Spouse |
Kishu Kuikel (m. 2022) |
| Education | National College |
| Occupation | Scholar, Activist, Politician |
| Known for | “Nepal Khulla Chha” (Nepal is Open) movement, Alternative Politics in Nepal, Candidacy for mayor of Kathmandu Metropolis at age 21, Candidacy for Member of Parliament from Kathmandu 1 while 9 months pregnant |
| Website | ranjudarshana |
Ranju Darshana (Nepali: रन्जु दर्शना) is a Nepalese youth activist and former general secretary of Bibeksheel Sajha Party. She has been active in politics from very young age of seventeen. She became an iconic person after her candidacy for mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City in the Nepalese local level election of 2017.[1][2] Darshana was the central committee member and media coordinator of Bibeksheel Nepali. She was elected as central member by the first general convention of the party in late 2015.[2]
Darshana entered into the politics from activism against Nepal Bandha or conditional national strike.[3] She was active in the rescue activities during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[1] She has mobilized youths in peaceful protest against corruption, especially in the medical sector reform drive of Dr. Govinda K.C.[1]
Political life
Darshana, who had raised the slogan of "Kathmandu the most beautiful city in the world" for this election drive,[2] secured third position with 23,439 votes. Bidya Sundar Shakya, a candidate from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), was elected with 64,913 votes.[4]
Darshana has committed to keep working in the social field to correct the politics of society, even after being defeated in the mayoral election.[5][6]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Bidya Sundar Shakya | 64,913 | 32.91 | |
| Nepali Congress | Raju Raj Joshi[7] | 45,269 | 22.95 | |
| Bibeksheel Nepali | Ranju Darshana[8] | 23,439 | 11.88 | |
| Independent | Kishore Thapa[9] | 18,496 | 9.38 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | Sarbottam Dangol[10] | 7,906 | 4.01 | |
| Naya Shakti | Pabitra Bajracharya | 6,050 | 3.07 | |
| Others | 1,213 | 0.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 29,941 | 15.18 | ||
| Total | 197,227 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 271,221 | 72.72 | ||
Education
Darshana studied in Bhanubhakta Memorial Higher Secondary School and National College Kathmandu.
References
- ^ a b c "Bibeksheel to field Ranju Darshana for Kathmandu mayor". My Republica Daily. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Bibeksheel Nepali picks 21-yr-old Ranju for Kathmandu Mayor". The Kathmandu Post Daily. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Politics needs a breath of fresh air". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "CPN-UML's Bidya Sundar Shakya elected Kathmandu Metro City mayor". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Failing to win won't stop our work". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ फागुन २१ मा चुनाव कसरी ? नयाँ दल र नयाँ नेता को ? RANJU DARSHANA । Kantipur Samachar LIVE. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "काठमाडौंको मेयरमा कांग्रेसका राजुराज जोशीको उम्मेदवारी". Onlinekhabar. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "२१ वर्षीया रन्जु विवेकशीलबाट काठमाडौं मेयरकी उम्मेदवार". Setopati. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ THT Online (14 April 2017). "Sajha Party fields ex-secy Kishore Thapa as KMC mayor candidate". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "CPN-Maoist Centre to field Sarbottam Dangol for Kathmandu Mayor". Onlinekhabar English. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.