Urmila Aryal (Nepali: उर्मिला अर्याल) is a Nepalese politician. She is a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).

Urmila Aryal
उर्मिला अर्याल
Vice Chairperson of the
National Assembly of Nepal
Assumed office
6 February 2023
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
ChairmanGanesh Prasad Timilsina
Preceded byShashikala Dahal
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
4 March 2022
Preceded byShashikala Dahal
ConstituencyMadhesh Province
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)

Aryal came second in the Parsa-4 seat in the 1994 legislative election with 9288 votes, losing to Nepali Congress candidate Ramesh Rijal. In 1999 legislative election she defeated Rijal, winning the seat with 17095 votes.[1]

In May 2006, she was named Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare.[2]

Aryal is currently the number four candidate of CPN(UML) in the proportional representation list for the Constituent Assembly election.[3]

She left CPN-UML to join UCPN-(Maoist) and contested the 2013 Constituent Assembly election from Parsa-5. She lost to Jaya Prakash Tharu of CPN-UML election by coming third with 7340 votes.[4]

She was born in Parsa District, Province No. 2, Nepal.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  2. ^ The Himlayan Times: Breaking News, Views, Reviews, Sports, Business, Entertainment from Nepal
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Ca Election report". Election Commission of Nepal. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. ^ "उर्मिलाको राजनीति". Nari. Archived from the original on 16 June 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2021.