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 Minister | K. P. Sharma Oli |
| Minister for Industry | |
| In office 15 September 2011 – 4 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Baburam Bhattarai |
| Member of Parliament, House of Representatives | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Constituency | Rautahat 1 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1967 Rautahat District, Nepal |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Dimpal Kumari Jha[1] |
| Children | UJJWAL 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
- ^ a b "Former state minister Dimpal Jha dies at 42". The Kathmandu Post. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Anil Jha revives Nepal Sadbhawana Party after leaving LSP". Setopati. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "अनिल झाले गरे सद्भावना पार्टी पुनर्गठन, आयोगले दियो मान्यता". Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). 13 August 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका (PDF) (Report) (in Nepali). Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Six new ministers sworn in". Republica. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "PM Oli brings massive reshuffle in his cabinet". Republica. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "The Right Honourable President reshuffles the Council of Ministers". Office of the President, Nepal. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Minister Jha's homecoming spoiled". The Himalayan Times. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "लोसपा छाडेर आफ्नो अध्यक्षतामा नेपाल सद्भावना पार्टी घोषणा गर्ने तयारी". Ratopati (in Nepali). 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.