Damodar Bhandari

{{short description|Nepali politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Honourable

| name = Damodar Bhandari

| native_name = दामोदर भण्डारी

| honorific-suffix =

| image =

| alt =

| caption = Damodar Bhandari

| office = Minister of Industry, Commerce
and Supplies of Nepal

| termstart = 15 July 2024

| termend =

| president = Ram Chandra Poudel

| primeminister = KP Sharma Oli

| predecessor = Pushpa Kamal Dahal

| successor =

| term_start1 = 6 March 2024

| term_end1 = 3 July 2024

| president1 = Ram Chandra Poudel

| primeminister1 = Pushpa Kamal Dahal

| predecessor1 = Ramesh Rijal

| successor1 = Pushpa Kamal Dahal

| term_start2 = 26 December 2022

| term_end2 = 27 February 2023

| president2 = Bidya Devi Bhandari

| primeminister2 = Pushpa Kamal Dahal

| predecessor2 = Dilendra Prasad Badu

| successor2 = Ramesh Rijal

| office3 = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha

| term_start3 = 4 March 2018

| term_end3 =

| predecessor3 =

| successor3 =

| constituency3 = Baitadi 1

| office4 = Member of Constituent Assembly

| term_start4 = 21 January 2014

| term_end4 = 14 October 2017

| predecessor4 = Narendra Bahadur Kunwor

| successor4 =

| constituency4 = Baitadi 1

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|05}}{{Cite book |url=https://hr.parliament.gov.np/uploads/attachments/z3qljvte6vwen2cy.pdf |title=संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका |publisher=Federal Parliament Secretariat |year=2021 |location=Nepal |pages=270 |language=ne |trans-title=Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet}}

| birth_place = Patan, Baitadi

| nationality = Nepali

| party = CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

| parents = {{ubl|Uday Singh|Kamala Bhandari}}

}}

Damodar Bhandari ({{langx|ne|दामोदर भण्डारी}}) is a Nepalese politician and Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies of Nepal. He is also a Member of the House of Representatives. He was also member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Baitadi–1 seat in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly elections, and House of Representatives from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).{{cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/election/dr.php?dr=2 |publisher=MyRepublica.com |title=MyRepublica :: Election Special |accessdate=10 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152815/http://www.myrepublica.com/election/dr.php?dr=2 |archivedate=July 14, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://election.nepalnews.com/elected.htm |publisher=Nepalnews.com |title=Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members |accessdate=10 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213320/http://election.nepalnews.com/elected.htm |archivedate=July 14, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://election.ujyaaloonline.com/candidates/144/Damodar-Bhandari/|title=Election Candidate - Damodar Bhandari|publisher=Ujyaaloonline.com|accessdate=10 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205014/http://election.ujyaaloonline.com/candidates/144/Damodar-Bhandari/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}} He was also Minister of State for Finance, 2016.