Bhim Acharya

Bhim Acharya
Bhim Acharya
	भिम आचार्य
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal
	In office; 25 February 2014 – 13 September 2014
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Sushil Koirala
Vice President	Paramananda Jha
Personal details
Born	April 27, 1959; Toliya–6, Dhankuta
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Parents	Bala Prasad Acharya; Laxmi Devi Acharya;

Bhim Acharya, secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), assumed the post of the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal on 25 February 2014 under Sushil Koirala-led government.[1][2]

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).[3][4][5]

Personal life

Bhim Acharya was born on 27 April 1959 in Toliya-6, Dhankuta. He is the son of Bal Prasad and Laxmi Devi Acharya. He has obtained master's degree in Management.[5]

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).[5]

References

"18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
"Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
"MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
"Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
"Election Candidate - Bhim Prasad Acharya". Ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

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[1] "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[2] "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[3] "MyRepublica :: Election Special". MyRepublica.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[4] "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens :: Elected Members". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[Ujyaaloonline-5] "Election Candidate - Bhim Prasad Acharya". Ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.