From Courtroom to Parliament: Advocate Geeta Chaudhary's Journey as a Tharu Woman Lawmaker

Dhangadhi. Geeta Chaudhary, 33, from Shuklaphanta Municipality-4 in Kanchanpur, is an advocate (legal practitioner). Recently, her identity has changed.Having been elected under the proportional representation system in the recently concluded House of Representatives election, she will now take on a legislative role.Often encountered arguing in court or advocating for social justice on the streets, she has now reached the House of Representatives, the forum for national policy-making.Geeta, who became a Member of Parliament through the proportional representation system from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, shared her experience that it was not easy for a Tharu community member to become an advocate...