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Ram Chandra Jha
Ram Chandra Jha
राम चन्द्र झा
Minister for General Administration
	In office; 2009–2011
President	Ram Baran Yadav
Prime Minister	Madhav Kumar Nepal
Member of Constituent Assembly
	In office; 2008–2013
Preceded by	Smriti Narayan Chaudhary
Succeeded by	Dinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav
Constituency	Dhanusha–1
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 1994–1999
Preceded by	Shivadhari Yadav
Succeeded by	Smriti Narayan Chaudhary
Constituency	Dhanusha–1
Personal details
Born	Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal
Political party	CPN (Unified Socialist)
Residence(s)	Janakpur, Province No. 2, Nepal

Ram Chandra Jha (Nepali: राम चन्द्र झा) is a Nepali politician of CPN (Unified Socialist).^[1] He is a member of the party's secretariat, the highest decision-making body within the organization.^[2] Jha also served as member of the 1st Constituent Assembly from Dhanusha-1.

Political life

In the elections of 2056 BS and 2064 BS, Jha was elected from Dhanusha 1 on behalf of CPN (UML). In the 2070 election, Jha became the Maoist candidate. Jha, had briefly joined Naya Shakti led by Baburam Bhattarai from 2015 to 2017.^[3] Again, he returned to the Maoist before the elections. In the 2074 election, the Left Alliance had fielded a candidate in Dhanusha.^[4]

After the split in CPN (UML), Jha left the CPN (Maoist Centre) to join Madhav Kumar Nepal led CPN (Unified Socialist). After this, he said that he was finally able to return his home back.^[5]

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

Dhanusha 2
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal	Umashankar Argariya	32,044
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	Ram Chandra Jha	18,715
	Nepali Congress	Ram Krishna Yadav	15,442
	Others		1,822
Invalid votes			3,648
Result		FSFN gain
Source: Election Commission

2013 Constituent Assembly election

Dhanusha 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Dinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav	8,827
	Independent	Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav	7,946
	UCPN (Maoist)	Ram Chandra Jha	5,310
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ratneshwor Goit Yadav	4,175
	Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic)	Uma Shankar Argariya	3,137
	Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal	Arun Singh Mandal Dhanuk	1,327
	Others		4,085
Result		Congress gain
Source: NepalNews^[6]

2008 Constituent Assembly election

Dhanusha 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ram Chandra Jha	12,183
	CPN (Maoist)	Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav	9,608
	Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal	Gajadhar Rohita Yadav	6,210
	Nepali Congress	Smriti Narayan Chaudhary	5,354
	Others		4,733
Invalid votes			2,932
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission^[7]

1999 legislative elections

Dhanusha 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Nepali Congress	Smriti Narayan Chaudhary	20,095
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ram Chandra Jha	18,352
	CPN (Marxist–Leninist)	Ratneshwor Goit	7,228
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Guru Sharan Rohita	1,035
	Others		1,377
Invalid Votes			1,457
Result		Congress gain
Source: Election Commission^[8]^[9]

1994 legislative elections

Dhanusha 1
Party		Candidate	Votes
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Ram Chandra Jha	20,749
	Nepali Congress	Shiva Dhari Yadav	14,317
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Madan Giri	4,677
	Nepal Sadbhawana Party	Pradip Goit	1,637
	Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal	Asarphi Minbar	1,636
	Others		647
Result		CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission^[8]

References

^ "एकीकृत समाजवादीमा रामचन्द्र झा र वंशीधर मिश्र मनोनित". Online Khabar. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ रातोपाटी. "माओवादी छोडेका झा एकीकृत समाजवादीको सचिवालय सदस्यमा मनोनित". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ Republica. "NSPN expels Ram Chandra Jha from party". My Republica. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "एकीकृत समाजवादीमा प्रवेश गर्दै माओवादी नेता रामचन्द्र झा". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "ejanakpurtoday.com | No.1 News Portal of Province-2". Ejanakpur Today. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[1] "एकीकृत समाजवादीमा रामचन्द्र झा र वंशीधर मिश्र मनोनित". Online Khabar. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[2] रातोपाटी. "माओवादी छोडेका झा एकीकृत समाजवादीको सचिवालय सदस्यमा मनोनित". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[3] Republica. "NSPN expels Ram Chandra Jha from party". My Republica. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[4] Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "एकीकृत समाजवादीमा प्रवेश गर्दै माओवादी नेता रामचन्द्र झा". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[5] "ejanakpurtoday.com | No.1 News Portal of Province-2". Ejanakpur Today. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[:0-6] "Nepalnews.com – News from Nepal as it happens". 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

[7] "Ca Election report". 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[archive-8] "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[9] "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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