Women serving as deputies at local units aspire to take up executive roles

As local elections near, women representatives, however, doubt the male-dominated parties where patriarchy is deep-rooted will make way for them.

Namita Yadav, a medical doctor by profession, joined politics around a decade ago. In the 2017 local elections, she was fielded for the deputy mayor post of Siraha Municipality by the CPN-UML. She won.