Pramila Rai

Pramila Rai (प्रमिला राई, born 12 May 1963 ) is a Nepali politician and an incumbent member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal. She was also elected to the first constituent assembly in 2008. Daughter of prominent Nepali Congress leader Bal Bahadur Rai, she joined politics as a student, as a member of the student wing of Nepali Congress. Both her elections to the constituent assembly in 2008 and to the House of Representatives in 2017 were under the proportional representation system. An influential party leader in Udayapur District, she contested the second constituent assembly election from Udayapur-2 constituency under the first-past-the-post system but was defeated.

Early life Rai was born on 12 May 1963 in Moli, Okhaldhunga to senior Nepali Congress leader, Late Bal Bahadur Rai, and his wife Padam Shova Rai.

Member of the first Constituent Assembly Rai was elected to the first Constituent Assembly in 2008 from Nepali Congress under the proportional representation system, representing Udayapur District. Party leaders from district to the ward level in the constituency were dismissed for treason against the party in the aftermath of the loss. She filled the seat reserved for women and indigenous groups. She is also a member of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in the shadow cabinet of the main opposition, Nepali Congress.

Views Rai considers the citizenship laws in the country discriminatory against women and has vowed to push amendments for complete gender equality in the citizenship-related provisions.

Personal life Rai's permanent residence was at Triyuga - 10, Deuri of Udayapur. She has two children, a daughter and a son.