Manish Jha (politician)

Manish Jha
मनिष झा
Jha in 2025
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
PresidentRam Chandra Poudel
ConstituencyParty List
Personal details
NationalityNepali
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
Parents
  • Ram Narayan Jha (father)
  • Bijaya Laxmi (mother)

Manish Jha is a Nepalese politician who is currently serving as a spokesperson from Rastriya Swatantra Party. He has been the member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal elected as a proportional representative from the Madheshi category since 2022 Nepalese General Election.[1][2][3]

Controversies

Nakkhu jailbreak event

A video went viral after party chair Rabi Lamichhane came out of jail amidst Gen Z protests in which Manish Jha was reported to have allegedly supported the jailbreak and storming.[4]

Morang election ticket dispute

Jha reportedly gave ticket to Asha Jha removing the name of Samjhana Pandit who was put forward by regional committee. As a result his pictured were black inked and burnt by regional party members.[5][6]

Balen Sah car case

Balen used luxury vehicle Land Rover Defender of disputed businessman Kamal Kishor Malpani which was widely criticized by public.[7] Later, in an interview Jha criticized Balen's such works too.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election Commission Nepal" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. ^ "Parliamentarian Manish Jha accuses govt of political vendetta". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  3. ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party picks 13 proportional representation lawmakers". Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. ^ "नख्खु कारागार घटना: ३ सेकेन्डको भिडिओ भाइरल गराएर मलाई बदनाम गर्न खोजियो- मनिष झा". Techpana. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  5. ^ "मोरङमा टिकट वितरणप्रति रास्वपाको असन्तुष्टि, मनिष झाले स्वार्थ पूर्ति गरेको आरोप". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  6. ^ "टिकट वितरणप्रति रास्वपा मोरङमामा असन्तुष्टि : नेता मण्डलले भने– मनिष झाले आफ्नो स्वार्थ पूर्ति गरे". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  7. ^ "Balen Shah avoids questions over use of luxury vehicle during campaign". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  8. ^ प्यारो ?, न्युज २४ नेपाल :: बालेनलाई गाडी दिने व्यापारीः कर छली आरोपदेखि नागरिकता विवाद, किन बालेनलाई. "बालेनलाई गाडी दिने व्यापारीः कर छली आरोपदेखि नागरिकता विवाद, किन बालेनलाई प्यारो ?". बालेनलाई गाडी दिने व्यापारीः कर छली आरोपदेखि नागरिकता विवाद, किन बालेनलाई प्यारो ?. Retrieved 2026-01-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)