Bhim Acharya
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In office
26 August 2021 – 1 November 2021 |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
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| Governor | Somnath Adhikari |
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| Preceded by | Sher Dhan Rai |
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| Succeeded by | Rajendra Kumar Rai
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| Assumed office
22 December 2022 | | Preceded by | Sitaram Mahato |
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| Constituency | Sunsari 2 |
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In office
5 February 2018 – September 2022 | | Preceded by | Constituency created |
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| Succeeded by | Bijay Kumar Rai |
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| Constituency | Sunsari 1(B) |
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In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 | | Preceded by | Constituency established |
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| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Constituency | Sunsari 6
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| Born | (1959-04-27) April 27, 1959 (age 65)
Toliya–6, Dhankuta |
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| Nationality | Nepali |
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| Political party | CPN (UML) |
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| Spouse(s) | Nira Devi Khanal Acharya |
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| Parents | Bala Prasad Acharya (Father)
Laxmi Devi Acharya (Mother |
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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 him 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, following the resignation of outgoing chief minister Sher Dhan Rai as both the parliamentary party leader and chief minister.
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).[2]
Bhim Acharya was elected as the leader of the CPN-UML's state-1 parliamentary party on 26 August 2021.[3]
References
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- ↑ "Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ↑ "Election Candidate - Bhim Prasad Acharya". web.archive.org. 2014-09-01. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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- ↑ Editor, Scriling (2021-08-26). "Bhim Acharya elected as the new leader of PP in Province 1". 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.