Narahari Acharya
Narahari Acharya | |
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नरहरि आचार्य | |
| Ministry of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs of Nepal | |
| Assumed office 25 February 2014 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
| Vice President | Paramananda Jha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1953 Kathmandu |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
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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]
He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Kathmandu–5 seat in Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2013 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 and has two daughters.[5]
Political career
Acharya involved in politics joining Nepali Congress in1968 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 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008 from Kathmandu-5 comstituency with 13,245 votes defeating Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) general secretary Ishwor Pokhrel who had received 9,120 votes. He was also jailed for 1 year in course of his political activities.[5]
References
- ^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Election Candidate - Narahari Acharya". Ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.