Santosh Kumari Sharma Thapa

Santosh Kumari Sharma Thapa
सन्तोष कुमारी शर्मा थापा
Minister for Social Development of Sudurpashchim Province
Assumed office
14 August 2026
GovernorNajir Miya
Chief MinisterKhag Raj Bhatta
Preceded byVel Bahadur Rana Magar
Member of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
30 December 2023
Personal details
Born (1973-02-11) 11 February 1973
PartyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Santosh Kumari Sharma Thapa (Nepali: सन्तोष कुमारी शर्मा थापा) is a Nepalese politician and currently serving as the Minister for Social Development of Sudurpashchim Province.[1][2][3] She is also serving as a member of the 2nd Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly. In the 2022 Nepalese provincial election she was elected as a proportional representative from the Khas people category.[4][5][6]

Thapa has served as a parliamentary party deputy leader of the CPN (UML) in the Provincial Assembly[7][8] and also a Minister in the Government of Sudurpashchim Province.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "पहिलो महिला सामाजिक विकासमन्त्री बनेकी थापा भन्छिन् : 'मन्त्री हुनु उपलब्धि होइन, जिम्मेवारी पूरा गर्नु मुख्य कुरा'". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  2. ↑ "सुदूरपश्चिममा एमालेका तीन मन्त्री र एक राज्यमन्त्रीले लिए शपथ". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  3. ↑ "4 UML ministers take oath in Sudurpaschim Province - OnlineKhabar English News". 2026-08-14. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  4. ↑ "यी हुन् सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशसभाका ७ समानुपातिक एमाले सांसद". dineshkhabar.com. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  5. ↑ "एमालेका सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशसभाका समानुपातिक सांसदको यस्तो छ नामावली | खबर कुञ्ज". khabarkunj.com. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  6. ↑ "Election Commission Nepal" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  7. ↑ "एमाले सुदूरपश्चिम संसदीय दलको नेतामा रावल, उपनेता सन्तोष कुमारी सर्वसम्मत". ABC NEWS NEPAL | No.1 News channel of Nepal. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  8. ↑ "एमाले सुदूरपश्चिम संसदीय दलको नेतामा रावल, उपनेता थापा सर्वसम्मत". khabarbani.com. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  9. ↑ खबर, धनगढी (2023-01-12). "सन्तोष कुमारी थापा शर्मा प्रदेश मन्त्री बन्ने". Dhangadhi Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  10. ↑ "आज मुख्यमन्त्री रावल संगै २ जना मन्त्रीले सपथ लिने". State7Online. Retrieved 2026-08-14.