Tilak Ram Sharma

Tilak Ram Sharma (Nepali: तिलक राम शर्मा; born 8 June 1968) is a Nepali politician who has served as a member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly since 2017. A member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), he represents the Bardiya 1(B) constituency.[1][2] Since 2021, Sharma has also been the provincial Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.[3]

Tilak Ram Sharma
तिलक राम शर्मा
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Lumbini Province
Assumed office
10 October 2021
Chief ministerKul Prasad KC
Preceded byChetnath Acharya
Member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
7 December 2017
Preceded byOffice established
ConstituencyBardiya 1(B)
Personal details
Born (1968-06-08) 8 June 1968
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)

Sharma was elected to the provincial assembly following the 2017 Nepalese provincial elections. He defeated Nepali Congress candidate Mangal Prasad Tharu, receiving 23,392 votes compared to Tharu's 20,841.[2]

During his tenure as minister, Sharma has spoken in favor of LGBTI rights.[4] In June 2022, Sharma served as the leader of a three-person government body formed to investigate provincial Minister of Health Bimala Kumari Khatri, who was accused of assaulting the wife and daughter of another politician.[5]

References
  1. "Honorable Members of the Provincial Assembly". Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. "Bardiya : Province 5 - Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Provincial Assembly". Kantipur Publications. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. "Newly appointed ministers take oath in Lumbini Province". The Rising Nepal. October 10, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  4. "Consultation with Provincial Government of Lumbini Province on LGBTI Issues" (PDF). Mitini Nepal. December 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  5. "Lumbini govt forms team to look into Bimala Kumari Khatri Wali controversy". Online Khabar. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-08-11.


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