Julie Kumari Mahato

Juli Kumari Mahato is a Nepali communist politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal until it was dissolved in the wake of the Gen Z protest. Mahato, a former Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens was elected in the 2017 Nepalese general election, from CPN (UML) under the proportional representation system.
In the 2013 elections for the second constituent assembly, she was a candidate for CPN (UML) from Dhanusa-3 constituency but lost to Nepali Congress leader Bimalendra Nidhi by roughly 6,500 votes. She was elected a member of the Pratinidhi Sabha from the same constituency in 2022 Nepalese general election by defeating Anil Kumar Jha.
A long time politician, Mahato's house was set on fire by protesters in 2025 September, which went viral in the media.