Member, House of Representatives
Elected · Direct seat
Nitima Bhandari Karki
नितिमा भण्डारी (कार्की)
Entrepreneur · Bachelor's degree
Sarlahi-1 · Madhesh
- Votes won
- 44,181
- Vote share 59.8%
- Winning margin
- 36,310
- Shambhu Lal Shrestha
- Age
- 44
- Born 2039-04-02 B.S. (1982)
Profile
Nitima Bhandari Karki represents Sarlahi-1 in the House of Representatives for Rastriya Swatantra Party, after winning the seat in Nepal's 2026 general election. Nitima Bhandari Karki (née Karki; born 17 July 1982) is a Nepalese politician, entrepreneur and currently a member of Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party. She joined active politics from the Rastriya Swatantra Party in 2026 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.She is also one of the 14 elected women candidates to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 2026 general election, under the FPTP electoral system.
Key facts
- Age
- 44
- Gender
- Female
- Date of birth (B.S.)
- 2039-04-02
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Profession
- entrepreneur
- Residence
- Kathmandu Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sinamangal
- Citizenship district
- Kathmandu
- Spouse
- Chetanath Bhandari
- Also known as
- Nitima Bhandari (Karki) · Nitima Bhandari
Age: From the recorded date of birth.
Election result in Sarlahi-1
The top three candidates in the Election Commission count. Shares are of all votes counted in the constituency.
| Nitima Bhandari Karki, Rastriya Swatantra Party | 44,181 Votes | Vote share 59.8% |
|---|---|---|
| Shambhu Lal Shrestha, Nepali Congress | 7,871 Votes | Vote share 10.7% |
| Manoj Kumar Devkota, CPN-UML | 6,101 Votes | Vote share 8.3% |
| All other candidates | 15,689 Votes | Vote share 21.2% |
Won by 36,310 votes over Shambhu Lal Shrestha, a margin of 49.2% of votes counted.73,842 votes counted
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House sitting of September 29, 2026 (2083-06-13 BS)
House sitting of September 24, 2026 (2083-06-08 BS)
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Official House video, 2083-06-08 House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Open record (opens in a new tab)House sitting of September 23, 2026 (2083-06-07 BS)
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Background and experience
Education history
Bachelor's degree
- Institution:
- old street college eustom (UK)
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Professional history
entrepreneur
Sources
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Sources checked Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM
- Wikidata entityWikidataAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament member profileFederal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia profile (English)WikipediaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Election Commission of Nepal candidate result recordElection Commission of NepalAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- Nepse Bajar candidate profileNepse BajarAccessed Jul 12, 2026, 3:08 PM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate profile, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Apr 4, 2026, 4:15 AM (opens in a new tab)
- HamroNeta candidate directory, 2082HamroNetaAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
- Federal Parliament active member directory, 2082Federal Parliament SecretariatAccessed Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM (opens in a new tab)
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