Kathmandu [Nepal], April 5 (ANI): Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal, vice president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), was unanimously elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on Sunday after emerging as the sole nominee.
Senior-most member Arjun Narsingha KC declared the result at the parliamentary meeting, citing Rule 89 of the House of Representatives Rule 7’s sub-rule 3: “I hereby declare that the Honourable Dol Prasad Aryal has been elected unopposed to the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives.”
Aryal’s candidacy, filed on Friday, was endorsed by RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane and supported by ministers Swarnim Wagle, Sobita Gautam and Sunil Lamsal. Elected from Kathmandu-9 in the 2026 general elections, Aryal becomes the 10th Speaker of the lower house and the first non-communist to hold the post in 18 years.
Born in Maidi, Dhading in 1974, Aryal moved to Kathmandu in 1992 seeking work, starting as a restaurant labourer and later working as a tourist guide. He spent time in Japan for work and study and has been involved in education, tourism and business. Aryal became active in politics when the RSP was formed in 2079 BS and was a founding central member.
Within three and a half years of the party’s founding, Aryal has been elected Speaker, a role regarded as the fourth highest in the state. He has served twice as Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security and acted as party chair during a period of internal crisis while serving as vice president. Known within the RSP as a calm and composed leader, Aryal has secured two consecutive victories from Kathmandu-9 and now assumes the impartial and prestigious office of Speaker. (ANI)
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