Narahari Acharya

Narahari Acharya, (Nepali:नरहरि आचार्य) a central member of Nepali Congress, assumed the post of the Minister of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Peace and Reconstruction on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.[1][2]

Narahari Acharya
नरहरि आचार्य
Ministry of Law, Justice and Constituent Assembly
In office
25 February 2014 – 12 October 2015
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Vice PresidentParamananda Jha
Preceded byHari Prasad Neupane
Succeeded byAngi Kharel
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
2008–2017
ConstituencyKathmandu 5
Personal details
Born (1953-09-27) September 27, 1953
Kathmandu
NationalityNepali
Political partyNepali Congress
Parents
  • Umanath Acharya
  • Rewati Acharya
Websitenarahariacharya.com

He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Kathmandu–5 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from the Nepali Congress.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Narahari Acharya was born on 27 September 1953 in Bisharnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal to Umanath Acharya and Rewati Acharya. He holds a Master's Degree in Humanities and has taught for 16 years at the Tribhuvan University. He is married to the writer Sharada Sharma and has two daughters.[5][6]

Political career

Acharya involved in politics joining Nepali Congress in 1968 though he only took the party membership in 1997. He became a member of the National Assembly in 1992 and was appointed as Minister for Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs.

He won the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Kathmandu 5 constituency with 13,245 votes defeating CPN (UML) general secretary Ishwor Pokhrel who had received 9,120 votes. He was also jailed for 1 year in course of his political activities.[5]

Electoral history

2013 Constituent Assembly election
Kathamndu 5
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Narahari Acharya 15,364
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Ishwar Pokhrel 14,723
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Raja Ram Shrestha 4,359
UCPN (Maoist) Mahendra Kumar Shrestha 3,655
Independent Ujwal Bahadur Thapa 1,163
Others 2,674
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission

2008 Constituent Assembly election
Kathmandu 5
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Narahari Acharya 13,245
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Ishwar Pokhrel 9,120
CPN (Maoist) Dipendra Prakash Maharjan 8,089
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Kamal Thapa 3,925
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Daman Bahdur Khatri 1,022
Others 2,194
Invalid votes 1,389
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission[7]

References
  1. "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. "Election Candidate - Narahari Acharya". Ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. "Sharada Sharma". Women Writers of Nepal (Profiles and Perspectives). Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  7. "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.


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