Jay Prakash Gupta
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Jay Prakash Gupta | |
|---|---|
| जय प्रकाश गुप्ता | |
| Minister of Information and Communication | |
| In office 4 September 2011 – 21 February 2012 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Babu Ram Bhattarai |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative | |
| In office 18 August 2008 – 25 May 2009 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Puspa Kamal Dahal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saptari, Nepal |
| Political party | Terai Madhesh Rastriya Abhiyan (Ta.Ma.Ra) |
| Other political affiliations | Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (Republican) (till 2012) Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (2008–2009) Nepali Congress (?–2008) |
Jay Prakash Gupta (Nepali: जय प्रकाश गुप्ता), also referred to as Jay Prakash Anand or popularly JP Gupta, is a Nepalese politician and former member of the Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal(Republican) party. He was born in Saptari District, Nepal. Before joining the forum, he was a member of Nepali Congress. His political career was progressing well within the party, but he left the party during the Madhesh movement. He is presently running the Terai Madhesh Rastriya Abhiyan.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]Gupta, once an influential leader in the Nepali Congress left the party, claiming it was not seriously listening to the voice and demand of Madhesh during the Madhesh Movement. He was not alone to do so. Influential leaders including Mahantha Thakur, Bijay Kumar Gachhadar and Sarad Singh Bhandari had also left the party with similar concerns. After this, he joined Madheshi Janadhikar Forum. Due to a difference in political vision, the party was divided and hence Gupta joined Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (Republican).[3][4]
Gupta had won the 1994 and 1999 elections from Saptari-1 on a Nepali Congress ticket and was once an influential leader of the party in the region. In 2008, he won the First Constituent Assembly Election and became a CA member. Following this, he became Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives in the first Dahal Cabinet as a part of the agreement between the forum and the CPN(Maoist).[5]
He had previously been sworn in five times as a Minister between 2054 and 2059: once as a state minister and four times as a cabinet minister, including as the Minister for Communication and Information.[6] While he was in the Baburam Bhattarai cabinet, he was convicted in a case of abuse of authority and was sentenced to 18 months in jail.[7][8] This is the only case in Nepal when a sitting minister was jailed. At various point in time, he claimed it was part of a conspiracy by individuals unhappy with his actions and jealous of his achievements to destroy his political career. After serving about 13 months in prison, he was released on 21 February 2012.[9]
Currently, he appears to be away from active politics but remains committed to his own political mission, frequently visiting villages to learn about people's experiences and problems. He is presently running Terai Madhesh Rastriya Abhiyan. He is not seen much in public these days, especially after 2015.[10] He was expected to contest elections from his own party in 2017, but he did not, and the reasons for his silence remain controversial.[1][11]
Published books
[edit]"अख्तियारको थुना"(English-Akhtiyako thuna) by Jay Prakash Gupta.[12]
Electoral history
[edit]Except the 1991 election, Gupta remained victorious in every election he gave candidacy. Still he couldn't contest 2013 elections as he was in jail. On the other-hand, surprisingly he even didn't contest 2017 election though he was expected to contest.[11]
Election in 2000s
[edit]| Saptari-2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta | 8,515 | |
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Bijay Kumar Yadav | 5,765 | |
| Sadbhavana Party | Madhuri Mandal | 5,384 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 4,119 | |
| Nepali Congress | Dev Narayan Mandal | 3,789 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Jag Dev Yadav | 2,922 | |
| Dalit Janajati Party | Raj Kishor Khang | 1,821 | |
| Rastriya Janata Dal Nepal | Dev Narayan Mukhiya | 1,660 | |
| Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandidevi) | Bikas Kumar Tiwari | 1,036 | |
| Others | 3,629 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,963 | ||
| Result | MJFN gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[13] | |||
Election in the 1990s
[edit]| Saptari-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Jay Prakash Anand | 15,083 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hira Lal Chaudhary | 13,853 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Mamata Jha | 7,178 | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Jagadish Prasad Yadav | 5,820 | |
| Independent | Shrawan Kumar Bista | 3,793 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Guru Sharan Rohita | 2,476 | |
| Others | 1,385 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 1,899 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[14][15] | |||
| Saptari-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Jay Prakash Anand | 18,006 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hira Lal Chaudhary | 13,885 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Devendra Jha | 6,200 | |
| Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Muralidhar Yadav | 3,204 | |
| Others | 1,687 | ||
| Result | Congress gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission[14] | |||
| Saptari-1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hira Lal Chaudhary | 13,973 | |
| Nepali Congress | Jay Prakash Anand | 12,050 | |
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: [1] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b साह, बीपी (2016-02-11). "उपेन्द्रले नमान्दा मातृका र जेपी मोर्चाबाट 'आउट'". Hulaki News. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Gupta jailed". Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "List of members elected in the 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election", Wikipedia, 2021-04-06, retrieved 2021-06-17
- ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Who is Gupta?". Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "First Dahal cabinet", Wikipedia, 2019-12-16, retrieved 2021-06-17
- ^ "Ministry of Communication and Information Technology". mocit.gov.np. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Nepal talks after cabinet minister Gupta is jailed". BBC News. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "भ्रष्टाचारको आरोपमा मन्त्री गुप्ता जेल चलान". BBC News नेपाली (in Nepali). 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Former minister JP Gupta released from prison". Nepali Headlines,Nepal News, Nepali News, News Nepal. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ रातोपाटी. "'ओलीसँग टाँसिएर जसपाको माग पूरा हुँदैन'". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ a b रातोपाटी. "जेपी गुप्ता भए सक्रिय, आन्दोलनको तयारी". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Awecode. "Books by Jay Prakash Gupta (जयप्रकाश गुप्ता)". Thuprai. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.