Raj Kumar Sharma

Raj Kumar Sharma (Nepali:राज कुमार शर्मा) is a Nepalese politician and former chief minister of Karnali Province.^[1] Sharma currently belongs to Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party.^[2] He was elected from Western Rukum 1 (B) from 2022 Nepalese general election.^[3]

Honourable Raj Kumar Sharma
राज कुमार शर्मा
Chief minister of Karnali Province
In office 12 January 2023 – 3 April 2024
Preceded by	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi
Succeeded by	Yam Lal Kandel
Member of Karnali Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2022
Preceded by	Gopal Sharma
Constituency	Western Rukum 1 (B)
Personal details
Born	Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party
Occupation	Engineer, Bureaucrat, Politician

Electoral history

2022 provincial election

Western Rukum 1(B)

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rajkumar Sharma	CPN (Maoist Centre)	20,160	68.70
	Karna Bahadur Gharti Magar	CPN (UML)	8,078	27.53
	Nirjal K.C.	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1,107	3.77
Total			29,345	100.00
Majority			12,082
	CPN (Maoist Centre) hold
Source: [4]

See also

• Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party