Paudel ( ne, पौडेल, ') is a surname among the Brahmin/bahun families in Nepal, alternative spellings of which include Powdyel, Powdel, Poudal, Poudel, Poudyal, Paudyal, Poudyel, and Powrel. They have gotra as Atrey(आत्रेय) and pravara as Three त्रिप्रवर (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व) they are also divided into two sections kalo poudel is considered as brahmins and seto poudel are consideres as Khatris.
Notable people bearing the surname include:
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Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), politician of Nepali Congress
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Ananta Prasad Paudel
Ananta Prasad Paudel ( ne, अनन्त प्रसाद पौडेल) (born 28 July 1962) is a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Makwanpur–3 seat in CA assembly, 2013 with 14267 votes. He also served as a Commun ...
(born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
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Lekhnath Paudyal
Lekhnath Paudyal ( ne, लेखनाथ पौड्याल; 1885–1966) is regarded as the founding father of modern Nepali poetry literature (Kabi Shiromani) in the twentieth-century. His most important contribution is believed to be to ...
(1885–1966), poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage")
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Prakash Sharma Poudel
Prakash Sharma Poudel ( ne, प्रकाश शर्मा पौडेल) is a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Baglung–2 seat in CA assembly, 2013 from Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाल ...
, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
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Purusottam Poudel
Purushottam Paudel, a member of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), assumed the post of the Minister of Youth and Sports of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.
He is also a member of the 2nd Nepalese ...
, former Minister of Nepal
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Ram Chandra Poudel
Ram Chandra Paudel ( Nepali:राम चन्द्र पौडेल) is a Nepalese politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. He is the senior leader of the Nepali Congress. Paudel i ...
, politician belonging to the Nepali Congress
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Ranga Nath Poudyal, first Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838
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Shivahari Poudel, Nepalese actor from ''Jire Khursani''
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Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress
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Rohit Kumar Poudel
Rohit Kumar Paudel (born 2 September 2002) is a Nepalese cricketer and current captain of the Nepal national cricket team. He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018. He w ...
, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit international half century
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Sunil Kumar Poudyal (born 1954), Former Press Advisor to Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of Nepal (Manmohan Adhikari)
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Krishna Paudel, Neplease Social Worker
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Prashanta Paudel,Renowned IT professional, working in laptop.
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Surnames of Nepalese origin
Khas surnames