Dil Kumari Bhandari

Dil Kumari Bhandari (née Rai; born 14 May 1949) is an Indian politician and the first woman member of parliament (Lok Sabha) from Sikkim.

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Dil Kumari Bhandari (née Rai; born 14 May 1949) is an Indian politician and the first woman member of parliament (Lok Sabha) from Sikkim.

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She was also the president of Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, an organisation of the Indian Gorkhas till 2012.

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Dil Kumari Bhandari (née Rai; born 14 May 1949) is an Indian politician and the first woman member of parliament (Lok Sabha) from Sikkim.

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She has been constantly working for the cause of Nepali-speaking people, her most notable contribution being the inclusion of the Nepali language in the Eight Schedule of the Indian constitution.

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