Nisha Mehta
Nisha Mehta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| निशा मेहता | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg) Mehta in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Health and Food Hygiene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 14 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Balendra Shah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 26 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | PR list | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 August 1987[1] Inaruwa, Koshi, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Dr. Saroj Singh[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | MSc. Nursing BSc. Nursing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Jiwaji University AIIMS New Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nisha Mehta (Nepali: निशा मेहता; born 07 August 1987) is a Nepalese politician serving as the 14th Minister of Health and Food Hygiene of Nepal under Balen Shah Cabinet.[2][3]
Early life and education
Mehta was born in Inaruwa in Sunsari district of Koshi Province, Nepal and belongs to the Kushwaha (Koiri) caste.[4] She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from College of Nursing, AIIMS New Delhi from 2006 to 2010 and did her Master of Science in Nursing from Post Graduate College of Nursing, Jiwaji University, India.[5][6]
Career
Nursing
She returned to Nepal and worked professionally for about three years as a clinical nurse at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan. Then she joined Birat Teaching Hospital in Biratnagar, serving as both a nurse and an associate professor.[1][7]
Politics
She has been a general member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party since its formation.[8] Her name was listed in the party Proportional representation list in the 2022 general election, though she could not make it to the parliament.[9][1]
Mehta was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party at the 2026 general election. She was elected from the party list under the Madheshi female cluster.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Subedi, Arjun (24 March 2026). "दोस्रो प्रयासमा सांसद् बनेकी निशा मेहता" [Nisha Mehta becomes MP on second attempt]. Ekantipur (in Nepali).
- ↑ "15 ministers in Balendra Shah Cabinet finalised". The Kathmandu Post. 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Meet the five women ministers in Balen-led cabinet". OnlineKhabar. 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nisha Mehta assumes office as Health and Water Supply Minister". The Himalayan Times. 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Jaiswal, Anuja (31 March 2026). "AIIMS Delhi trained nurse Nisha Mehta appointed as Nepal health minister". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ↑ "Nisha Mehta Biography: From Nurse to Nepal's Health Minister (2026) - FameReports". 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "From Nurse to Minister: Nisha Mehta Takes Charge of Nepal's Health Sector". Recent News Nepal. 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "नर्स निशा मेहता बनिन् स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री" [Nurse Nisha Mehta becomes Health Minister]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Kami, Sudip (27 March 2026). "Facing a daunting task of revamping health sector". The Kathmandu Post.