# Ram Chandra Jha

Ram Chandra Jha (Nepali: राम चन्द्र झा) is a Nepali politician of CPN (Unified Socialist). He is a member of the party's secretariat, the highest decision-making body within the organization. Jha also served as member of the 1st Constituent Assembly from Dhanusha-1.

## Political life

In the elections of 2056 BS and 2064 BS, Jha was elected from Dhanusha 1 on behalf of CPN (UML). In the 2070 election, Jha became the Maoist candidate. Jha, had briefly joined Naya Shakti led by Baburam Bhattarai from 2015 to 2017. Again, he returned to the Maoist before the elections. In the 2074 election, the Left Alliance had fielded a candidate in Dhanusha.
After the split in CPN (UML), Jha left the CPN (Maoist Centre) to join Madhav Kumar Nepal led CPN (Unified Socialist). After this, he said that he was finally able to return his home back.

## Electoral history
### 2017 legislative elections

Dhanusha 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Umashankar Argariya | 32,044 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Ram Chandra Jha | 18,715 |
| | Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Yadav | 15,442 |
| | Others | Others | 1,822 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,648 |
| Result | Result | FSFN gain | FSFN gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### 2013 Constituent Assembly election

Dhanusha 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Dinesh Prasad Parsaila Yadav | 8,827 |
| | Independent | Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav | 7,946 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 5,310 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwor Goit Yadav | 4,175 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Uma Shankar Argariya | 3,137 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Arun Singh Mandal Dhanuk | 1,327 |
| | Others | Others | 4,085 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### 2008 Constituent Assembly election

Dhanusha 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 12,183 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Jog Kumar Barbariya Yadav | 9,608 |
| | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal | Gajadhar Rohita Yadav | 6,210 |
| | Nepali Congress | Smriti Narayan Chaudhary | 5,354 |
| | Others | | 4,733 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,932 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### 1999 legislative elections

Dhanusha 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nepali Congress | Smriti Narayan Chaudhary | 20,095 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 18,352 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Ratneshwor Goit | 7,228 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Guru Sharan Rohita | 1,035 |
| | Others | Others | 1,377 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 1,457 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### 1994 legislative elections

Dhanusha 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ram Chandra Jha | 20,749 |
| | Nepali Congress | Shiva Dhari Yadav | 14,317 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Madan Giri | 4,677 |
| | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | Pradip Goit | 1,637 |
| | Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal | Asarphi Minbar | 1,636 |
| | Others | Others | 647 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||