Second President since the Himalayan nation became a republic.
About her winning:
In election, Bidhya Devi Bhandari defeated her challenger Kul Bahadur Gurung of the Nepali Congress by acquiring 327 to 214 votes out of aggregate 549 votes.
Under the country՚s new Constitution propagated on 20 September 2015 it was obligatory for Parliament to elect new President and Vice - President, Prime Minister and parliament Speaker and Deputy speaker.
About Bidhya Devi Bhandari:
She was Born in June 1961 in Bhojpur, Nepal.
She is deputy leader of the CPN - UML party.
She had functioned as Defense Minister of the country.
She has been an active campaigner for women՚s rights.