# Dwarika Devi Thakurani

_First Nepali woman parliamentarian and minister_

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> Dwarika Devi Thakurani was a Nepali politician, the first Nepali woman to be elected to parliament and the first woman to become a cabinet minister.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 October 1915 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Doti District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410#P19))
- **Died:** 10 December 2002 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kailali District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410#P106))
- **Political party:** Nepali Congress ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410#P102))

## Questions

**When was Dwarika Devi Thakurani born?**  
Dwarika Devi Thakurani was born on 28 October 1915 in Doti District.

## Related

- [Kailali District](https://diginpl.com/places/kailali-district)
- [Doti District](https://diginpl.com/places/doti-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dwarika Devi Thakurani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarika_Devi_Thakurani) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): द्वारिकादेवी ठकुरानी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13182410](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13182410) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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