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Ruby Kumari Thakur Expresses Joy After Being Elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament (Photos)


March 10, Kathmandu – Ruby Kumari Thakur, a 25-year-old member of parliament elected from the Labor Culture Party, has been elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

In the Deputy Speaker election held on Friday, she secured 229 votes from MPs, while her rival Saraswati Lama from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party received only 5 votes.

Alongside the Labor Culture Party, MPs from Rastriya Swatantra Party, Nepali Congress, and the Nepal Communist Party also voted in support of Ruby Kumari. However, MPs from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) did not participate in the election.

Following the announcement of the election results, Ruby received congratulations from all MPs. She appeared visibly joyful while the other parliamentarians also showed enthusiasm.

Harkraj Rai (Sampang), president of the Labor Culture Party, who played a significant role in guiding Ruby from MP to Deputy Speaker, stood alongside her, smiling and accepting congratulations from fellow MPs.

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