Narayan Prasad Acharya

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Narayan Prasad Acharya
नारायण प्रसाद आचार्य
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
26 December 2022

Narayan Prasad Acharya is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the CPN (UML) currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election, Narayan Prasad Acharya, has emerged victorious with 31,103 votes from Palpa 1 (constituency). [1]

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References

  1. "Election Commission Nepal" . Retrieved 2022-12-20.