Onsari Gharti Magar (Nepali: ओनसरी घर्तिमगर) is a Nepali communist politician and former parliamentarian. She was the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives. She was elected unopposed as Speaker on October 16, 2015.

Political career She served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament and was Minister of Youth and Sports in the cabinet of Jhala Nath Khanal. She was elected to the Constituent Assembly (CA) from Rolpa constituency-2 in the second CA election. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2017 under party list.

Electoral history 2013 Constituent Assembly election

Rolpa-2 Party Candidate Votes StatusUnified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Onsari Gharti Magar 14,964ElectedCPN (UML)Kumar Dashaudi9,372 Lost

Personal life She is married to Barsha Man Pun, the former secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).

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