Jwala Kumari Sah 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, she won the election from Bara 3 (constituency).[1]

Jwala Kumari Sah
ज्वाला कुमारी साह
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development
Assumed office
6 March 2023
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byBeduram Bhusal
In office
26 December 2022 – 27 February 2023
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
Preceded byMrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav
Succeeded byBeduram Bhusal
In office
10 June 2021 – 22 June 2021
PresidentBidya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterKP Sharma Oli
Preceded byPadma Kumari Aryal
Succeeded byBasanta Kumar Nemwang
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
24 December 2022
Preceded byRambabu Kumar Yadav
ConstituencyBara 3
Personal details
Born (1981-10-27) 27 October 1981 (age 42)
Bara District
NationalityNepali
Political partyCPN (UML)
Other political
affiliations
CPN (Maoist Centre)

Sah is also a former member of the Constituent Assembly from the Madhesh Province Provincial Assembly (2074 BS). She has served as the state minister of land reform in 2067 BS and minister of tourism in 2068 BS. In Oli's cabinet, she also served as the agriculture minister for 13 days.[2]

In 2022, she became a minister in Third Dahal Cabinet.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Election Commission Nepal" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. ^ "Nepal Election 2079 - Latest Election Updates And Results for Federal Parliament". Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. ^ diwakar (2022-12-26). "PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal, 3 DPMs, 4 ministers sworn in: Here's the full list of Dahal's new team - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 2022-12-27.