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Janardan Sharma Prabhakar जनार्दन शर्मा प्रभाकर | |
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| Finance Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 13 July 2022 – 26 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Succeeded by | Bishnu Poudel |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 7 June 2017 – 17 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Bimalendra Nidhi |
| Succeeded by | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Minister for Energy | |
| In office 14 August 2016 – 31 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi |
| Minister for Peace and Reconstruction | |
| In office 31 August 2008 – May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Member of Parliament, Pranitidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Western Rukum 1 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tirtha Gautam |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Rukum 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1963 Rukum, Nepal[citation needed] |
| Political party | CPN (Maoist Centre) (1995-2018, 2021 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Nepal Communist Party (2018-2021) |
| Website | Official website |
Janardan Sharma (Nepali: जनार्दन शर्मा 'प्रभाकर') is a Nepalese politician and former Finance Minister of Nepal.[1] A three-time parliamentarian, Sharma is the single leader to have been elected from same constituency for four consecutive terms within CPN (Maoist Centre).
Sharma has previously been Minister of Home Affairs, Energy and Peace and Reconstruction of Nepal.[2][3][4] He is known for his tenure as Energy minister when he removed brunt of loadshedding up to 18 hours under his leadership.[5]
Electoral history
[edit]| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Opponent | Party | Votes | Result | ||
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| 2008 | Constituent Assembly | Rukum-2 | Maoist Centre | 30,270 | Prem Prakash Oli | Nepali Congress | 9,250 |  Elected
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| 2013 | Constituent Assembly | 22,575 | Gopal Jee Jung Shah | 12,599 | Elected
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| 2017 | House of Representatives | Western Rukum 1 | 34,402 | Gopal Jee Jung Shah | 15,659 | Elected
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| 2022 | House of Representatives | 39,549 | Nandaram Devkota | CPN (UML) | 12,961 | Elected
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Controversy
[edit]2022 Budget Controversy
[edit]Sharma was accused of changing tax rates inviting unauthorized persons a day before budget for the next fiscal year was announced. Annapurna Post first broke the news.[6][7] He later resigned.[8] Parliamentary Probe Special Committee was formed to investigate the controversy.[9] The committee concluded that they could not confirm the allegations about Sharma inviting outsiders to change the tax rates.[10] He was later re-appointed as Finance Minister.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Council of Ministers | Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers".
- ^ Ogura, Kiyoko. "Meeting Pasang in Rolpa". Nepalitimes. Kunda Dixit. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Sher Bahadur Deuba sworn in as Prime Minister". thehimalayantimes.com. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers - National - The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Janardan Sharma recounts his mission to end loadshedding in country".
- ^ "बिहानी प्रहर जब पूर्वनासुले बजेट चलाए".
- ^ "अर्थमन्त्री जनार्दन शर्माको अनर्थ कदम".
- ^ "Finance Minister Sharma resigns".
- ^ "Parliamentary committee formed to probe charges against Finance Minister Sharma".
- ^ "How probe turns into a farce: House panel says it found nothing against Sharma".
- ^ "Janardan Sharma is back as the finance minister (Updated) - OnlineKhabar English News". 31 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians
- Nepalese military personnel
- Living people
- Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians
- Nepal MPs 2017–2022
- People of the Nepalese Civil War
- Finance ministers of Nepal
- Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- 1963 births
- Nepal MPs 2022–present