Janardan Sharma (Nepali :जनार्दनशर्मा'प्रभाकर') is a Nepalese politician and former Finance Minister of Nepal. [1] A three-time parliamentarian,Sharma is the single leader to have been elected from same constituency for four consecutive terms within CPN (Maoist Centre).
Sharma has previously served as Minister of Home Affairs,Energy and Peace and Reconstruction of Nepal. [2] [3] [4] He is well known for his successful tenure of Energy minister when he removed brunt of loadshedding up to 18 hours under his leadership. [5]
Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Opponent | Party | Votes | Result | ||
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2008 | Constituent Assembly | Rukum-2 | Maoist Centre | 30,270 | Prem Prakash Oli | Nepali Congress | 9,250 | ![]() | ||
2013 | Constituent Assembly | 22,575 | Gopal Jee Jung Shah | 12,599 | ![]() | |||||
2017 | House of Representatives | Western Rukum 1 | 34,402 | Gopal Jee Jung Shah | 15,659 | ![]() | ||||
2022 | House of Representatives | 39,549 | Nandaram Devkota | CPN (UML) | 12,961 | ![]() |
Sharma was accused of changing tax rates inviting unauthorized persons a day before budget for the next fiscal year was announced. Annapurna Post first broke the news. [6] [7] He later resigned. [8] Parliamentary Probe Special Committee was formed to investigate the controversy. [9] The committee concluded that they could not confirm the allegations about Sharma inviting outsiders to change the tax rates. [10] He was later re-appointed as Finance Minister. [11]
Janardan Sharma Prabhakar maintains a presence on several social media platforms where he engages with the public and shares updates related to his political work.
These platforms are used by Sharma to communicate with supporters and share his views on national and international issues.
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