Chet Narayan Acharya

Early life and education Chet Narayan Acharya was born as the second son to his father, the late Tikaram Acharya, and his mother, Taradevi Acharya, on 4 June 1968, in Argha, located in the present-day Sandhikharka municipality of Arghakhanchi district. He was greatly influenced by his father, Tikaram Acharya, who was the founder of the Communist Party in Arghakhanchi District. Thus, he got involved in politics through the influence of his father and family. Acharya joined ANNFSU (All Nepal National Free Students Union) at the age of 11. In 1983, he was elected as a member of the ANNFSU District Committee in Arghakhanchi. In 1986, he went to Butwal for higher education and became the president of ANNFSU Butwal Multiple Campus and a district committee member. Acharya holds a bachelor's degree in law.

Political career Acharya's political career began in 1983 when he was elected as a member of the ANNFSU District Committee in Arghakhanchi. In 1986, he pursued higher education in Butwal, where he became the president of ANNFSU Butwal Multiple Campus and a district committee member. Upon returning to Arghakhanchi, he served in various roles, including area committee member, deputy secretary, district committee member, and district committee secretariat member for seven years starting from 1989.

In the 2017 Nepalese provincial election, he won the election from the Arghakhanchi 1 (A) constituency and took charge as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Law in Shankar Pokharel's cabinet. He was elected as a central member in the party's 10th general convention in 2021 and served as the co-in-charge of Arghakhanchi. In the 2022 Nepalese provincial election, he once again won the election from the Arghakhanchi 1 (A) constituency He served as the Minister for Water Supply, Rural and Urban Development, and the Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development in Leela Giri's cabinet, and as the Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning in Jokh Bahadur Mahara's cabinet.

Personal life Acharya is married to Dipa Acharya, who is active in politics as the chairwoman of the All Nepal Women's Association Arghakhanchi District Committee and a member of the party district committee. They have one son and one daughter.

2017 provincial elections

Arghakhanchi 1 (A)

2008 Constituent Assembly election Arghakhanchi 1