Sunita Dangol ( ne, सुनिता डंगोल, born 18 May 1993) is a Nepalese politician,

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heritage conservationist, language activist, and media professional. She is currently serving as the deputy mayor of

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, the capital city of

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. She assumed office on 30 May 2022, alongside mayor Balen Shah.

Biography

Dangol was born to father Satu Dangol and mother Sangita Dangol in

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, Nepal. In 2011, she won the Miss Newa pageantry. Before being elected as the deputy mayor of Kathmandu, she was active as a Newa heritage conservationist and indigenous–script ( Ranjana) activist.

2022 Kathmandu municipal election

Dangol initially declared her candidacy for the position of Mayor as an independent candidate for the

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. However, she then decided to join the

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and competed for the position of deputy mayor with

Keshav Sthapit Keshav Sthapit is a former mayor of Kathmandu metropolitan city. He also held the position of minister in Bagmati Pradesh and is a former member of the province's Assembly. Keshav Sthapit was elected as the mayor of Kathmandu in 1997. After the ro ...

in the mayor's post. She was elected with 68,612 votes while Rameshwar Shrestha of the coalition's Unified Socialists polled 23,806 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dangol, Sunita 1993 births Living people 21st-century Nepalese women politicians 21st-century Nepalese politicians People from Kathmandu Newar people Nepal Bhasa movement Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians