Rekha Sharma (Nepalese politician)

Rekha Sharma is a Nepalese politician and incumbent Minister of Communication and ICT.[2] Ms. Sharma is central committee member of Nepal Communist Party Maoist. She has been elected in the House of Representative from Dang-2 in the General Election 2022. [3] She has performed the duty of Chief Whip of the party in the Constituent Assembly of 2070 BS and also in the house of representative in 2074 BS. [4] She has served as the member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2017 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative from Khas Arya category.[5][6]

Rekha Sharma
रेखा शर्मा
Minister of Information and Communications
Assumed office
17 January 2023
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Vice PresidentNanda Kishor Pun
Ram Sahaya Yadav
Preceded byGyanendra Bahadur Karki
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byKrishna Bahadur Mahara
ConstituencyDang 2
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for
CPN (Maoist Centre) party list
In office
4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022
Member of Constituent Assembly for
UCPN (Maoist) party list
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1969-09-25) 25 September 1969 (age 54)[1]
Ghorahi, Dang District
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (Maoist Centre)
SpouseKrishna Dhoj Khadka
Parent(s)Giriraj Sharma (Father)
Parvati Sharma Paudyal (Mother)

References edit

  1. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister Dahal expands Cabinet; inducts 12 ministers, three state ministers". The Kathmandu Post. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. ^ "Rekha Sharma of Maoist Centre elected as HoR member from Dang-2". My Republica. November 24, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  4. ^ https://election.ekantipur.com/profile/2082?lng=eng
  5. ^ Election Commission of Nepal
  6. ^ Mausam (2017-08-03). "Sharma named chief whip of Parliamentary Party of CPN-Maoist Centre". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-05-15.