Chitra Lekha Yadav (Nepali: चित्र लेखा यादव), a member of

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...

, assumed the post of the Minister of Education of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under

Sushil Koirala Sushil Prasad Koirala (; 12 August 1931 – 9 February 2016) was a Nepalese politician and the Prime Minister of Nepal from 11 February 2014 to 10 October 2015. He was also President of the Nepali Congress from 2010 to 2016, having earlier serve ...

-led government.

Political career

Chitra Lekha Yadav was elected to the

Pratinidhi Sabha The Pratinidhi (the Viceroy) was an important member of the ministry in the Maratha Empire. The title of ''Pratinidhi'' means ''the representative of the King,'' and such officials were entitled to sign and seal papers and to issue orders in the ab ...

in the 1999 election on behalf of the

. Yadav became its deputy chairman. Nepali Congress divided vertically to two parties, one led by former Prime Minister

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

Nepali Congress (Democratic) Nepali Congress (Democratic) ( was a political party in Nepal, which was formed due to a vertical split of the original Nepali Congress. The Nepali Congress (Democratic) was led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, while the original was led by ...

, and the other is led by Girija Prasad Koirala. After vertical split of the party, she supported

(which later reunified with NC). Yadav is the NC candidate in the Siraha-2 constituency for the 2008 Constituent Assembly election.The Rising Nepal

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Chitralekha Living people Nepali Congress politicians from Madhesh Province Nepali Congress (Democratic) politicians Government ministers of Nepal Women government ministers of Nepal 1965 births People from Siraha District Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal MPs 1999–2002 Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly