Bhim Acharya

Honourable
Bhim Acharya
भिम आचार्य
2nd Chief Minister of Province No. 1
In office
26 August 2021 – 1 November 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
GovernorSomnath Adhikari
Preceded bySher Dhan Rai
Succeeded byRajendra Kumar Rai
Other senior positions
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office
25 February 2014 – 13 September 2014
PresidentRam Baran Yadav
Prime MinisterSushil Koirala
Vice PresidentParamananda Jha
Succeeded byDeepak Chandra Amatya
Leader of the Opposition in the
Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office
2 November 2021 – 2 September 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
GovernorSomnath Adhikari Pyasi
Preceded byRajiv Koirala
Succeeded byUddhav Thapa
Leader of the House in the
Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office
26 August 2021 – 1 November 2021
GovernorSomnath Adhikari
Preceded bySher Dhan Rai
Succeeded byRajendra Kumar Rai
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded bySitaram Mahato
ConstituencySunsari 2
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office
5 February 2018 – September 2022
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byBijay Kumar Rai
ConstituencySunsari 1(B)
Member of Nepalese Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencySunsari 6
Personal details
Born (1959-04-27) April 27, 1959 (age 65)
Toliya–6, Dhankuta
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML)
SpouseNira Devi Khanal Acharya
Parent(s)Bala Prasad Acharya (Father)
Laxmi Devi Acharya (Mother

Bhim Acharya (Nepali: भिम आचार्य) secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), is the former Chief minister of Province No. 1.[1] Governor Somnath Adhikari appointed Bhim Acharya as the chief minister as per Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal after He was unanimously elected parliamentary party leader of the CPN (UML) on 26 August 2021,[2] following the resignation of outgoing chief minister Sher Dhan Rai as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister. He assumed the post of the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.[3][4]

He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Sunsari–6 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).[5][6][7]

Personal life

Bhim Acharya was born on 27 April 1959 in Toliya-6, Dhankuta. He is the son of Bala Prasad and Laxmi Devi Acharya. He has obtained master's degree in management.[7]

Political career

Acharya joined students movement in 1975. He joined Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) in 1979.

He won the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Sunsari-6 constituency with 15,606 votes defeating Narendra Bahadur Basnet of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). He was appointed as the Chief Whip of the Parliamentary Party of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist).[7]

Bhim Acharya was elected as the leader of the CPN-UML's state-1 parliamentary party on 26 August 2021[8]

References

  1. ^ "Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1". Khabarhub.
  2. ^ "Bhim Acharya appointed NCP PP leader of Province 1". Khabarhub.
  3. ^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Election Candidate - Bhim Prasad Acharya". Ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Bhim Acharya elected as the new leader of PP in Province 1". Scriling. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.