Sunita Dangol

Sunita Dangol (Nepali: सुनिता डंगोल, born 18 May 1993[1]) is a Nepalese politician, Newa heritage conservationist, language activist, and media professional.[2] She is currently serving as the deputy mayor of Kathmandu metropolitan city, the capital city of Nepal. She assumed office on 30 May 2022, alongside mayor Balen Shah.[3]

Sunita Dangol
सुनिता डंगोल
14th Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu
Assumed office
30 May 2022 (2022-05-30)
MayorBalen Shah
Preceded byHari Prabha Khadgi
Personal details
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Kathmandu, Nepal
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Parents
  • Satu Dangol (father)
  • Sangita Dangol (mother)
EducationMA Social Work (TU); Bsc. Biotechnology (SANN Int'l College, PU)
Alma materTribhuvan University; Purbanchal University
Profession
  • Activist
  • politician

Biography

Dangol was born to father Satu Dangol and mother Sangita Dangol in Kathmandu, Nepal.[4] In 2011, she won the Miss Newa pageantry.[5]

Before being elected as the deputy mayor of Kathmandu, she was active as a Newa heritage conservationist and indigenous–script (Ranjana) activist.[6]

2022 Kathmandu municipal election
Main article: 2022 Kathmandu municipal election

Dangol initially declared her candidacy for the position of Mayor as an independent candidate for the 2022 Kathmandu municipal election.[7] However, she joined the CPN (UML) and competed for the position of deputy mayor with Keshav Sthapit in the mayor's post.[8] She was elected with 68,612 votes while Rameshwar Shrestha of the coalition's Unified Socialists polled 23,806 votes.[9]

Deputy mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPN (UML) Sunita Dangol 68,612 53.2% New
Unified Socialist Rameshwar Shrestha 23,806 18.5% New
Independent Bidhya Shrestha (Maharjan) 13,695 10.6% New
RPP Binita Magaiya 12,141 9.4% -8.3%
Independent Benji Singh Maharjan 6,555 5.1% New
Bibeksheel Sajha Kirti Kansakar 2,590 2.0% New
Others 1,576 1.2%
Total votes 128,975 100.0%
Rejected ballots 62,211 32.54%
Turnout 191,186 63.68% -9.04%
Registered electors 300,242 [9] +10.7%
CPN (UML) gain from Nepali Congress Swing +41.6%

References
  1. "Sunita Dangol Biography". nepstuffs.com. 25 May 2022.
  2. "Balen Shah elected Mayor of Kathmandu, Sunita Dangol Deputy Mayor". The Himalayan Times. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. Ojha, Anup (30 May 2022). "Newly elected Kathmandu mayor, deputy mayor assume office". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. Belbase, Asmita. "Sunita's entry into politics not a coincidental one". My Republica. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. राई, विवेक (4 August 2022). "'मिस नेवा २०११' सुनिता डंगोल किन उठ्दैछिन् काठमाडौंकी मेयर? (भिडिओ)". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. Bajracharya, Nasana (12 December 2020). "Sunita Dangol: The face of popular one-minute Nepal Bhasa tutorials". Online Khabar. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. Rimal, Prasansha (11 April 2022). "Getting to know the two young independents running for Kathmandu mayor". The Record Nepal. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. "UML leaders Sthapit and Dangol register their candidacies for KMC mayor, deputy mayor". My Republica. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. "प्रेस विज्ञप्ति" (PDF). Election Commission (in Nepali). 27 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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