'''Bidhya Devi Bhandari''' ({{Dil-ne|विद्यादेवी भण्डारी}}; d. 19 Haziran 1961), [[Nepal]]'in ikinci ve şimdiki ilk kadın Cumhurbaşkanıdır.<ref>{{Web kaynağı | title = Bidhya Devi Bhandari elected Nepal's first female president | url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34664430 | website = BBC Asia News | accessdate = 29 October 2015 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20151113215822/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34664430 | arşivtarihi = 13 Kasım 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Web kaynağı | title = Bidya Devi Bhandari elected first woman President of Nepal | url = http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-28/bhandari-elected-first-woman-prez.html | website = Kantipur News | accessdate = 28 October 2015 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20151117015100/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-10-28/bhandari-elected-first-woman-prez.html | arşivtarihi = 17 Kasım 2015}}</ref> 28 Ekim 2015 tarihinde cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerini kazanmadan önce, Nepal Kadınlar Derneği Başkanı<ref>{{citeHaber newskaynağı|url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=KP+Oli+elected+as+CPN-UML+chairman&NewsID=421225|title=The Himalayan Times: Oli elected UML chairman mixed results in other posts - Detail News: Nepal News Portal|date=15 July 2014|publisher= The Himalayan Times|accessdate=15 July 2014}}</ref> ve Nepal Komünist Partisi'nin (Birleşik Marksist-Leninist) başkan yardımcısıydı.<ref>{{Web kaynağı | title = Who is Bidya Devi Bhandari? | url = http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/who-is-bidya-devi-bhandari/ | website = Himalayan News | accessdate = 28 October 2015 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20151205062624/http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/who-is-bidya-devi-bhandari/ | arşivtarihi = 5 Aralık 2015}}</ref> [[Kul Bahadur Gurung]]'u yenerek, 549 üzerinden 327 oy aldıktan sonra, parlamento seçimlerinde Cumhurbaşkanı seçildi.<ref>{{Web kaynağı | url = http://tr.sputniknews.com/asya/20151028/1018657753/nepal-bandari-komunist-parti.html | başlık = Nepal’e komünist kadın cumhurbaşkanı | tarih = 28 Ekim 2015 | yayıncı = Sputnik | erişimtarihi = 27 Kasım 2015 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20151208111527/http://tr.sputniknews.com/asya/20151028/1018657753/nepal-bandari-komunist-parti.html | arşivtarihi = 8 Aralık 2015}}</ref> Daha önce Nepal hükümetinin savunma bakanı olarak görev yapmıştı.<ref name="nepalitimes">{{Web kaynağı | url = http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2010/01/22/enemies-within/ | title = Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Enemies within | publisher = nepalitimes.com | accessdate = 2014-03-22 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20151117063515/http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2010/01/22/enemies-within/ | arşivtarihi = 17 Kasım 2015}}</ref><ref name="wwj">{{Web kaynağı | url = http://www.wwj.org.np/mahila/profile_bidhya_bhandari.html | title = Women of Nepal | publisher = wwj.org.np | accessdate = 2014-03-22 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20150117075231/http://www.wwj.org.np:80/mahila/profile_bidhya_bhandari.html | arşivtarihi = 17 Ocak 2015}}</ref><ref name="ekantipur">{{Web kaynağı | url = http://www.ekantipur.com/en/related-news/bidya-bhandari-42879.html | title = Related News | Bidya Bhandari | ekantipur.com | publisher = ekantipur.com | accessdate = 2014-03-22 | arşivurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20140320202440/http://www.ekantipur.com/en/related-news/bidya-bhandari-42879.html | arşivtarihi = 20 Mart 2014}}</ref>
