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Sita Badi

Minister of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security

Rastriya Swatantra Party · National list

Updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:07 AM

Sita Badi serves in the House of Representatives for Rastriya Swatantra Party, selected through proportional representation under the Dalit, Female group after Nepal's 2026 general election. Sita Badi is a Nepalese politician from the marginalized Badi community and serving as a minister of women, children and senior Citizens under the prime minister, Balen Shah. She became the first person from this community to serve as a federal minister in Nepal. She is a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

Ministerial appointment

Minister of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security

Appointed on

March 27, 2026

Ministry portfolio

Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security

List
National list
Selection group
Dalit, Female
Party
Rastriya Swatantra Party
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Updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:07 AM