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
Jha has actively participated in the several movement in nepal including the madeshi aandolan. He has a significant role in the politics. In 2025, Jha resigned from the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal (from the post of महामन्त्रि) and moved to revive the Nepal Sadbhawana Party(established by Gajendra Narayan Singh) under his leadership. Later he joined Nepali Congress and merge his Nepal Sadbhawana Party in Nepali Congress on the behalf of shared political agenda.[9][2][3]
Personal life
Jha was married to politician Dimpal Kumari Jha, who died in Kathmandu in April 2022.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Former state minister Dimpal Jha dies at 42". The Kathmandu Post. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Anil Jha revives Nepal Sadbhawana Party after leaving LSP". Setopati. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "अनिल झाले गरे सद्भावना पार्टी पुनर्गठन, आयोगले दियो मान्यता". Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). 13 August 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 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.