Ruby Kumari Thakur Sworn in as Deputy Speaker, Takes Oath of Office and Secrecy

March 11, Kathmandu – Newly elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ruby Kumari Thakur, has taken the oath of office and secrecy. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas, where Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal administered the oath. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries including Vice President Ram Sahaya Yadav, National Assembly Chair Narayan Dahal, Prime Minister Balendra Shah, and other senior officials.

In the election held on Friday, Ruby Kumari Thakur defeated Saraswati Lama of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Previously, she had represented the parliament as a member of the Labor Culture Party. Ruby Kumari was supported by her own party, the Labor Culture Party, alongside the ruling coalition parties Rastriya Swatantra Party, Nepali Congress, and the Communist Party of Nepal. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party contested the election independently, while the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) did not participate in this election.