Pabitra Niraula Kharel

Pabitra Niraula (Kharel) (Nepali: पवित्रा निरैला खरेल) (born Pabitra Niraula; 3 February 1964) is a Nepali politician and one of only six women MPs to be elected, under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in the 2017 elections, to the House of representatives of the federal parliament. She is the chair of the Parliamentary International Relations Committee. She is also a member of the National Representation Council and a long time central member of the All Nepal Women Association.

She had joined politics as a freedom fighter while still a student, and was held political prisoner by the state for a time.

Early life She was born on 3 February 1964 in Damak, Jhapa to Khadga Maya Niraula and her husband Chhabi Lal. Following her election, she was also elected to chair the Parliamentary International Relations Committee. According to Setopati, She was one of the parliamentary committee chairs who demanded and received new vehicles from the government in June 2019. She had reportedly complained that her vehicle kept breaking down while on long road trips.

Personal life She has two daughters.