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Nepali politician
HonourableBishwa Prakash SharmaMP
विश्वप्रकाश शर्मा
General Secretary of Nepali Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021Serving with Gagan Thapa
PresidentSher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded byShashanka Koirala
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded bySurendra Kumar Karki
ConstituencyJhapa 1
President of Nepal Student Union
In office
2000–2002
Preceded byGovinda Bhattarai
Succeeded byKishor Singh Rathore
Personal details
Born (1970-12-21) 21 December 1970 (age 54)
Jhapa, Province No. 1, Nepal
Political partyNepali Congress
SpouseKabita Sharma
Children1 Son, 1 Daughter
Parent(s)Parshuram Sharma (father)
Sabitri Sharma (mother)
EducationMasters in Political Science
Alma materTribhuwan University
WebsiteOfficial website

Bishwa Prakash Sharma (Nepali: विश्वप्रकाश शर्मा) is a Nepali politician. He is one of the two general secretaries of the Nepali Congress. Sharma is currently serving as member of House of Representatives from Jhapa 1.

Political career

Sharma was elected general secretary along with Gagan Thapa in the 14th general convention of Nepali Congress. This was termed as rise of new generation in the oldest party of Nepal, the Nepali Congress.

Sharma has previously served as spokesperson of the party. He has also served as the national president of the Nepal Student Union (NSU).

In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected as the member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.

Electoral history

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bishwa Prakash SharmaNepali Congress39,62451.41
Agni Prasad KharelCPN (UML)25,34932.89
Omnath BhandariRastriya Swatantra Party8,56411.11
Santosh TamangMongol National Organisation1,5772.05
Others1,9572.54
Total77,071100.00
Majority14,275
Nepali Congress gain
Source:

References

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  9. "कांग्रेसमा युवा पुस्ताको उदय". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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  11. "Bishwa Prakash Sharma picked NC spokesman". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  12. "नेविसंघको ४८ वर्ष ११ महाधिवेशन, १८ सभापति". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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  14. "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.

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