# Mahendra Narayan Nidhi

_Nepali politician, democracy fighter and Gandhian leader (1922-1999)_

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> Mahendra Narayan Nidhi (24 February 1922 – 4 May 1999) was a Nepali politician, democracy fighter, and Gandhian leader and advocacy of peaceful democratic struggles against autocratic governance. He was the Minister of water resources and local development in the Interim government led by Krishna Prasad Bhattarai after the success of 1990 Nepalese revolution.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 February 1922 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61123661#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nagarain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61123661#P19))
- **Died:** 4 May 1999 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61123661#P570))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61123661#P106))

## About

Nidhi rose to the position of party General Secretary but faced barriers to higher leadership, which observers in Madhesh attributed to biases against Madhesi figures within the Nepali Congress. He started his active political journey from Dhanusha in 1946. Nidhi was elected twice to the parliament, in 1959 and 1991. He was the first deputy speaker of Pratinidhi Sabha of Nepal in 1959. Nidhi had started Rajeshwor Nidhi Higher Secondary School during the Rana period in Nagrain, Dhanusha.

## Questions

**When was Mahendra Narayan Nidhi born?**  
Mahendra Narayan Nidhi was born on 24 February 1922 in Nagarain.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mahendra Narayan Nidhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahendra_Narayan_Nidhi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): महेन्द्र नारायण निधि](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q61123661](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61123661) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: MN Nidhi in Ministry.jpg by Manvendranidhi (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MN_Nidhi_in_Ministry.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mahendra Narayan Nidhi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: MN Nidhi in Ministry.jpg — Manvendranidhi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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