Indira Ranamagar

Early life and career Ranamagar was born on at Deuniabasti, Jhapa in eastern Nepal. Up to the age of ten, she had to struggle for her early schooling, however she managed to get admission later and graduated from a local school. After the graduation, she worked as a teacher and eventually moved to Kathmandu. There she got influenced by the works of Parijat on the rights of political prisoners. Ranamagar joined Parijat's movement and got acquainted with the Nepalese justice system and the poor conditions in prisons.

Political career Indira Ranamagar was nominated as a Member of 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal from Indigenous peoples category by Rastriya Swatantra Party, following the 2022 Nepalese general election.

Indira Ranamagar was elected as the third Deputy Speaker of the Parliament on January 21, 2023. She received a total of 166 votes out of the 264 members present in the House. She resigned from the post on 28 December 2025 to contest for 2026 Nepalese general election.

She is the member of the 3rd Federal Parliament of Nepal elected from Jhapa-2 in 2026 Nepalese General Election securing 60,110 votes and defeating former Speaker of the house Devraj Ghimire Nomination for World's Children's Prize in 2014.