Anil Kumar Jha

Anil Kumar Jha
अनिल कुमार झा
Anil Kumar Jha
Minister for Water Supply
In office
4 June 2021 – 22 June 2021
Prime MinisterK. P. Sharma Oli
Minister for Industry
In office
15 September 2011 – 4 May 2012
Prime MinisterBaburam Bhattarai
Member of Parliament, House of Representatives
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
ConstituencyRautahat 1
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Personal details
Born(1967-10-01)October 1, 1967
Rautahat District, Nepal
PartyNepali Congress
SpouseDimpal Kumari Jha[1]
ChildrenUJJWAL JHA

Anil Kumar Jha (अनिल कुमार झा; born 1 October 1967) is a Nepalese politician from Rautahat District belonging to Nepali Congress.[2][3]

Jha served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022, representing Rautahat 1.[4]

Early life

Jha was born on 1 October 1967 in Rautahat District, Nepal.[4]

Political career

Constituent Assembly and House of Representatives

Jha served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal from 2014 to 2017 through the proportional representation system.[4]

He was elected to the House of Representatives from Rautahat 1 in the 2017 general election and served until September 2022.[4][3]

Ministerial roles

In September 2011, Jha was appointed Minister for Industry in the Baburam Bhattarai led government.[5]

In June 2021, he became Minister for Water Supply following a cabinet reshuffle.[6][7]

He was among ministers affected by a Supreme Court interim order related to appointments made after dissolution of the House.[8]

Party leadership

In 2025, Jha resigned from the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal and moved to revive the Nepal Sadbhawana Party under his leadership.[9][2][3]

Personal life

Jha was married to politician Dimpal Kumari Jha, who died in Kathmandu in April 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Former state minister Dimpal Jha dies at 42". The Kathmandu Post. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Anil Jha revives Nepal Sadbhawana Party after leaving LSP". Setopati. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "अनिल झाले गरे सद्‌भावना पार्टी पुनर्गठन, आयोगले दियो मान्यता". Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). 13 August 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका (PDF) (Report) (in Nepali). Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Six new ministers sworn in". Republica. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ^ "PM Oli brings massive reshuffle in his cabinet". Republica. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  7. ^ "The Right Honourable President reshuffles the Council of Ministers". Office of the President, Nepal. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Minister Jha's homecoming spoiled". The Himalayan Times. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. ^ "लोसपा छाडेर आफ्नो अध्यक्षतामा नेपाल सद्भावना पार्टी घोषणा गर्ने तयारी". Ratopati (in Nepali). 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.