Shashikala Dahal ( Nepali: शशिकला दाहाल) is a

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

ese

communist Communism () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, di ...

politician and former Vice Chairperson of the

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. In 2018, she was elected unopposed in

Province No. 2 Madhesh Province () is a province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely populated province and ...

for the

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with a four-year term.

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Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Nepal) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians People from Mahottari District Living people 1957 births {{Province2NP-politician-stub