Bishwa Prakash Sharma

Nepali politician

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Honourable Bishwa Prakash Sharma MP
विश्वप्रकाश शर्मा

General Secretary of Nepali Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021 Serving with Gagan Thapa
President	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Shashanka Koirala
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2022
Preceded by	Surendra Kumar Karki
Constituency	Jhapa 1
President of Nepal Student Union
In office 2000–2002
Preceded by	Govinda Bhattarai
Succeeded by	Kishor Singh Rathore

Personal details
Born	(1970-12-21) 21 December 1970 (age 53) Jhapa, Province No. 1, Nepal
Political party	Nepali Congress
Spouse	Kabita Sharma
Children	1 Son, 1 Daughter
Parent(s)	Parshuram Sharma (father) Sabitri Sharma (mother)
Education	Masters in Political Science
Alma mater	Tribhuwan University
Website	Official 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※


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bishwa Prakash Sharma	Nepali Congress	39,624	51.41
	Agni Prasad Kharel	CPN (UML)	25,349	32.89
	Omnath Bhandari	Rastriya Swatantra Party	8,564	11.11
	Santosh Tamang	Mongol National Organisation	1,577	2.05
	Others		1,957	2.54
Total			77,071	100.00

Majority			14,275
	Nepali Congress gain
Source:

References※

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^ Republica. "NC's Bishwa Prakash Sharma wins HoR seat, "secures 39,"624 votes". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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^ "Nepali Congress: Gagan Thapa, Bishwa Prakash Sharma win as general secretaries - OnlineKhabar English News". 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
^ "कांग्रेसमा युवा पुस्ताको उदय". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
^ रातोपाटी. "काँग्रेसमा चढ्यो जवानी, कम्युनिस्टमा बुढ्यौली !". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-12-17.
^ "Bishwa Prakash Sharma picked NC spokesman". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
^ "नेविसंघको ४८ वर्ष ११ महाधिवेशन, १८ सभापति". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
^ Republica. "Results of 165 HoR seats declared, NC wins highest 57". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.

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