Member, House of Representatives
सोविता गौतम
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Journalist · lawyer · youth activist · Master's degree (Law)
Chitwan-3 · Bagmati
Sobita Gautam represents Chitwan-3 in the House of Representatives for Rastriya Swatantra Party, after winning the seat in Nepal's 2026 general election. Sobita Gautam is a Nepalese politician who has served as the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs since 27 March 2026. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022 from Kathmandu 2. At 27, she is the youngest directly-elected member in the House of Representatives. She is a vice president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party alongside Swarnim Wagle since 2026. Gautam is also a youth activist, and a lawyer by profession. She hosted the television show “Swasthya Sarokar” for Nepal Television for over four years. In the past, she has written about the need to institutionalize and regulate assisted reproductive technology in Nepal.
Age: From the recorded date of birth.
| Sobita Gautam, Rastriya Swatantra Party | 59,277 Votes | Vote share 61.3% |
|---|---|---|
| Renu Dahal, Nepali Communist Party | 20,615 Votes | Vote share 21.3% |
| Tek Prasad Gurung, Nepali Congress | 8,344 Votes | Vote share 8.6% |
| All other candidates | 8,422 Votes | Vote share 8.7% |
Won by 38,662 votes over Renu Dahal, a margin of 40.0% of votes counted.96,658 votes counted
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During her address to an inauguration of the Fifth National Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction here today, the Minister was of the view that latest incidents of major floods in Nepal have forced us to take disaster warnings by experts seriously. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sobita Gautam, has pledged to build geography-fr...
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sobita Gautam, said that an investment-friendly environment would be created by amending the laws. In her address to the 35th annual general meeting of the Chitwan Associations of Industries here t…
Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Sobita Gautam, has said that laws need to be made focusing on disaster incidents.
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sobita Gautam, presented a proposal in the House of Representatives meeting on Friday, recommending that the 'Bill to revive the provisions of some Nepal Acts, 2083' and the 'National Defense University Bil…
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Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam has said legal stability is essential for creating an investment-friendly environment and promoting development in the country. Speaking at a workshop on “Legal Reforms for…
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