चन्द्र भण्डारी) (born Chandra Kant Bhandari, April 14, 1961, in Hunga-7, Gulmi)[1] is a Nepali politician and central member of the Nepali Congress party.
[1][4] Bhandari entered politics in 1976 and went on to become the general secretary of Nepal Students Union.
[1] In the 2006 revolution, he openly favored republicanism contrary to official party position.
[1] He contested the 2013 constituent assembly election from Gulmi-2 and won,[1] defeating his long time rival Pradeep Gyawali by about 2,500 votes.
[6] He had achieved master's degree in sociology and management faculty and was pursuing his PhD, as of 2013.