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He was known for his vocal criticisms of the conduct of parliamentarians, including House Speaker and committee chairs, for what he considered, breaks from proper procedures and best practices.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1941","date":"1941"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999#P569"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"17 November 2024","date":"2024-11-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Frontline Hospital","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131256379"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Nepal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal (1991–1994)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109747661","start":"1991-05","end":"1994-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999#P39"}}],"office":{"profile":"https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/daman-nath-dhungana","holdings":[{"position":"Speaker of the House of Representatives","page":"https://diginpl.com/next/explore/office/speaker","start":"1991-05-01","end":"1994-08-01","current":false,"acting":false,"source":null}]},"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_Nath_Dhungana","https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Daman Nath Dhungana born?","a":"Daman Nath Dhungana was born on 1941."},{"q":"What positions has Daman Nath Dhungana held?","a":"Positions held by Daman Nath Dhungana include: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal (1991–1994)."}],"related":[{"name":"Ram Chandra Paudel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ram-chandra-paudel"},{"name":"Krishna Prasad Bhattarai","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/krishna-prasad-bhattarai"},{"name":"Krishna Bahadur Mahara","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/krishna-bahadur-mahara"},{"name":"Subas Chandra Nembang","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/subas-chandra-nembang"},{"name":"Agni Prasad Sapkota","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/agni-prasad-sapkota"},{"name":"Taranath Ranabhat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/taranath-ranabhat"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Daman Nath Dhungana","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_Nath_Dhungana","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikipedia (Nepali): दमननाथ ढुंगाना","url":"https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q65920999","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65920999","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Daman Nath Dhungana, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Daman Nath Dhungana\". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/daman-nath-dhungana. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-12T06:16:56Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/daman-nath-dhungana","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/daman-nath-dhungana","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/daman-nath-dhungana?lang=ne"}}