Ankita Thakur
Ankita Thakur | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | Party list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rajbiraj, Saptari District, Nepal |
| Citizenship | Nepali |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Spouse | Ujwal Thakur |
| Relatives | Jay Prakash Thakur[1] (father-in-law) |
| Education | Universal College of Medical Sciences[2], Bachelor of Dental Surgery[3] |
| Profession | |
Ankita Thakur (Nepali: अंकिता ठाकुर) is a Nepalese politician, dentist, who has been serving as a member of parliament from Rastriya Swatantra Party.[4] She is a member of 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected through Proportional Representation under the Madheshi female cluster[5] in the 2026 general election.
Early life and education
Thakur was born in Rajbiraj, Saptari district of Madhesh Province, Nepal, and belongs to the Maithil Brahmin caste.[2] She moved to Kathmandu at an early age and completed her schooling at Gyan Sikha Boarding High School, Lalitpur. She studied in St. Xavier's College, Maitighar to complete her Higher Secondary Level education in science.[1]
She did her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal.[1]
Other works
She was the first runner-up of the Mrs. Nepal Culture 2023, a beauty pageant contest.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Timsina, Pragya (June 3, 2019). "ससुराले राजनीति छाडे, बुहारीले सुरु गरिन् : डेन्टिस्टबाट सांसद बनेकी अंकिता" [Father-in-law left politics, daughter-in-law started it: Dentist-turned-MP Ankita]. Nepal Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- 1 2 Chaulagain, Pushparaj. "बिरामी हेर्दै गरेका डाक्टर अब कानुन बनाउने थलोतिर" [Doctors who used to see patients are now heading to the law-making arena.]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2026-04-15. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Ankita Thakur profile". Nepal Dental Association. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Dahal, Prakriti. "Dentist Ankita now in Parliament". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "RSP submits 57-member list to Election Commission". HimalPress. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Congratulation Message to Ankita Thakur". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-08-14.