Rekha Yadav Thapa | |
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Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for People's Socialist Party | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
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Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | People's Socialist Party |
Other political affiliations | People's Socialist Party |
Spouse | Raj Kumar Thapa |
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Rekha Yadav Thapa is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the People's Socialist Party. She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative from the Khas people category. [1] [2]
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