Chanda Chaudhary

{{short description|Nepali politician}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2023}}

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| name = Chanda Chaudhary

| native_name = चन्दा चौधरी

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| office = 43th Minister of Women, Children and
Senior Citizens of Nepal

| term_start = 6 June 2021

| term_end = 22 June 2021

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| vicepresident = Nanda Kishor Pun

| president = Bidya Devi Bhandari

| primeminister = K. P. Sharma Oli

| predecessor = Julie Kumari Mahato

| successor = Lilanath Shrestha

| office2 = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for
Rastriya Janata Party list

| term_start2 = 4 March 2018

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|07|18|df=y}}

| nationality = Nepali

| party =Nepali Congress

| otherparty = TMLP
RJPN
PSP-N
Loktantrik Samajwadi (before 2022)

| alma_mater = Anuragh Narayan College, Patna

| cabinet = Oli cabinet, 2018

}}Chanda Chaudhary is a Nepali politician and was Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens since 4 June 2021 but was removed from the post by Supreme Court on 22 June 2021 making the tenure of just 18 days and shortest till date.{{Cite web|title=मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ)|url=http://annapurnapost.com/news/181802|access-date=2021-06-22|website=मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ)|language=en}} She was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.{{Cite web|url=http://hr.parliament.gov.np/en/video/3289|title=Chanda Chaudhary|website=hr.parliament.gov.np|language=en-US|access-date=10 August 2019}} She was elected to the parliament representing Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.{{Cite web|url=https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/the-woeful-presence-of-nepali-women-in-politics-and-government-1265|title=The woeful presence of Nepali women in politics and government|last=Bhattarai|first=Kamal Dev|website=The Annapurna Express|language=en|access-date=11 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://setopati.net/political/145757|title=Deliberation on policies, programs begins today|website=Setopati|language=en-US|access-date=10 August 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/59864/|title=MPs for open competition for joint secretary|last=Republica|website=My Republica|language=en|access-date=11 August 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/rjp-nepal-urges-government-to-publicly-release-madhesh-movement-report-119052001471_1.html|title=RJP-Nepal urges government to publicly release Madhesh movement report|last=ANI|date=20 May 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=11 August 2019}} In an interview, Chanda said that she is in favour of the death penalty for those convicted of rape.{{Cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/i-am-in-favour-of-death-penalty-for-rapists/|title='I am in favour of death penalty for rapists'|date=12 November 2018|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US|access-date=11 August 2019}}