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Nepali politician
| Renu DahalMayor | |
|---|---|
| रेनु दाहाल | |
 Renu Dahal In office |
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| Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2022 | |
| Deputy | Chitrasen Adhikari |
| Preceded by | Renu Dahal |
| In office05 August 2017 – 22 April 2022 | |
| Deputy | Parbati Shah Thakuri |
| Succeeded by | Renu Dahal |
| Constituent Assembly Member (PR) | |
| In office28 May 2008 – 27 May 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-07-04) 4 July 1976 (age 49)[1]Shivanagar, Chitwan, Nepal[1] [2] |
| Political party | CPN (MC) |
| Spouse | Arjun Pathak |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Pushpa Kamal Dahal (father)Sita Dahal (mother) |
Renu Dahal (Nepali: रेनु दाहाल) is a Nepalese politician and current mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.[3][4][5] She joined the CPN (Maoist Centre) party in 1994 and became a full-time member of the party in 1996. Dahal is a daughter of the former prime minister and chairman of CPN (MC), Pushpa Kamal Dahal.[6] She was a member (Proportional Representation) of First Constituent Assembly of Nepal.
Renu Dahal was born on July 4, 1976, in Bhimsen Nagar of Shivanagar VDC (now Bharatpur Metropolis) in Chitwan District.[1] She is the second daughter of Pushpa Kamal Dahal (née Prachanda) and Sita Dahal. Dahal has a younger sister, Ganga. Her eldest sister, Gyanu, died of breast cancer in 2014 and her only brother, Prakash, died of a cardiac arrest in 2017.[7]
| Kathmandu 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Nepali Congress | Prakash Man Singh | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Renu Dahal | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Bharat Mani Jangam | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Bidhya Neupane | |
| Others | 2,499 | |
| Result | Congress hold | |
| Source: Election Commission |
2017 Bharatpur municipal election
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She was elected as a mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan city on August 5, 2017. She secured the mayoral post by defeating her closet rival of Communist Party of Nepal (UML), Devi Gyawali. Her victory margin was only 203 vote as she polled 43,127 votes to defeat Gyawali 42,924 votes.[8]
| 2017 Nepalese local elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
| MC | Renu Dahal | 43,127 | Elected |
| UML | Devi Gyawali | 42,924 | Lost |
2022 Bharatpur municipal elections
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The CPN (Maoist Centre) nominated Renu Dahal, daughter of party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, as its mayoral candidate in Bharatpur.
During an election program in Bharatpur, Pushpa Kamal Dahal stated that the country would face disaster if Nepali Congress supporters did not vote for the Maoist election symbol. In his speech, he remarked: "Let me warn you that if the NC supporters do not vote for the Maoist candidate in Bharatpur this time, there is a possibility that the country could plunge into an accident.”[9]
The statement was widely criticized both within and outside Dahal's party. Ganesh Sah, a senior leader of the CPN (Maoist Centre), said that there was no culture of collective leadership in the party and that it was well known why Prachanda was particularly focused on Bharatpur.[10] Other senior leaders, including Anjana Bisankhe and Indra Bahadur Angbo, also criticized the chairman’s strong involvement in Bharatpur, noting that it was the constituency of both him and his daughter.[11]
Similarly, Jagannath Paudel, a Nepali Congress leader who contested as an independent mayoral candidate, claimed that Dahal’s speech had strengthened his own prospects and that no alliance could prevent his victory. It was also predicted that some Nepali Congress supporters would internally back Paudel against Dahal.[12]
| 2022 Bharatpur municipal election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
| Nepali Congress (Independent) | Jagannath Paudel | 14,728 | |
| Maoist Centre | Renu Dahal | 52,030 | Elected |
| CPN (UML) | Bijay Subedi | 39,581 |
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- ^ "Prachanda's daughter battles cancer in India". www.hindustantimes.com. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Renu Dahal elected mayor of Bharatpur metropolis". The Himalayan Times. 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Paudel, Ramesh Kumar. "Renu Dahal elected as mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Bharatpur re-election: Renu Dahal turns the tables on Devi Gyawali". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Renu Dahal elected mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City". Nepali Reporter. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Dahal loses only son Prakash". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Paudel, Ramesh Kumar. "Renu Dahal wins Bharatpur mayoral race". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Country will plunge into a disaster if NC supporters do not vote for Maoist's election symbol in Bharatpur, says Prachanda". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "Dahal's theatrics and his fixation with Bharatpur stoke discontent in party". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ SERVICE, HIMALAYAN NEWS (2022-05-06). "Bharatpur mayoral race takes centre stage". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "संयुक्त सभापछिको भरतपुर : प्रचण्ड थोरै आश्वस्त, जगन्नाथ आक्रामक". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-05-08.