Sobita Gautam (Nepali: सोबिता गौतम) is a Nepalese politician and member of Rastriya Swatantra Party.[1][2] She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022 from Kathmandu 2.[3][4][5] At 27, she is the youngest directly-elected member in the House of Representatives.[6]

Sobita Gautam
सोबिता गौतम
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Preceded byMadhav Kumar Nepal
ConstituencyKathmandu 2
Personal details
Born (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 29)
Dolakha, Nepal
Political partyRastriya Swatantra Party
EducationBA.LL.B. (NaLC, TU)

Gautam is a youth activist and a lawyer by profession.[7] She hosted the television show Swasthya Sarokar for Nepal Television for over four years.[8] In the past, she has written about the need to institutionalize and regulate assisted reproductive technology in Nepal.[9]

Personal life

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Gautam married businessman Grihendra Ghimire. [10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party wins three Kathmandu constituencies". The Kathmandu Post. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ Pandey, Sarans (24 November 2022). "Rastriya Swatantra Party looks forward to a difficult path. How shall it move ahead? - OnlineKhabar English News". Online Khabar. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "काठमाडौंका तीन क्षेत्रमा रास्वपाको जित". Online Khabar. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ "काठमाडौं-२ मा रास्वपाकी सोविता गौतम निर्वाचित". Online Khabar. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ^ "RSP's Sobita Gautam elected from Kathmandu-2". Khabarhub. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ^ Kharel, Samik. "New faces win Nepal polls, vow to 'change political discourse'". www.aljazeera.com.
  7. ^ "Sobita Gautam - The Kathmandu Post". 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON) » 7th Executive Committee (2018 – 2022)". 4 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Mind the legal gap". 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. ^ Pradafash, English. "RSP Lawmaker and Maoist-Linked Businessman Prove Love Conquers All". English Pardafas. English Pradafash.