Nisha Mehta

Member, House of Representatives

Selected · PR listCabinet minister

Nisha Mehta

निशा मेहता

Minister of Health and Food Safety

Civil servant

Rastriya Swatantra Party

National list · Proportional representation

Latest House record
Sep 29, 2026
Took part in a House discussion
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Profile

Nisha Mehta serves in the House of Representatives for Rastriya Swatantra Party, selected through proportional representation under the Madheshi, Female group after Nepal's 2026 general election. Nisha Mehta (born 07 August 1987) is a Nepalese politician and nurse, who has served as the Minister of Health and Food Hygiene under Balen Shah Cabinet. Mehta was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha from Rastriya Swatantra Party at the 2026 general election. She was elected from the party list under the Madheshi female cluster.

Key facts

Role
Minister of Health and Food Safety
Ministry portfolio
Ministry of Health and Food Safety
Appointed on
March 27, 2026
Selection group
Madheshi, Female
Gender
Female
Profession
civil servant
Also known as
Nisha Mehata

How this seat was filled

Nisha Mehta was selected from Rastriya Swatantra Party’s proportional representation list in the “Madheshi, Female” group. List seats are shared out by each party’s national vote, so list members do not represent a single constituency.

Rastriya Swatantra Party holds 182 of the House’s 275 seats: 125 directly elected and 57 from its list.
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In Parliament

Official House records through October 2, 2026

Latest 5 of 25 recordsUp to five recent entries from official House records that clearly name this MP, preferring entries that describe the topic. Labels such as “Spoke during zero hour” mean the record lists this MP among those who spoke; they do not measure attendance or performance.

House sitting of September 29, 2026 (2083-06-13 BS)

House sitting of September 28, 2026 (2083-06-12 BS)

आमाको दूधलाई प्रतिस्थापन गर्ने वस्तु (विक्री वितरण नियन्त्रण (पहिलो संशोधन) विधेयक, २०८३

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News mentions

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Gavi to provide Nepal with vaccines worth over Rs 8.5 billion by 2030

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will provide Nepal with vaccines worth Rs 8.59 billion by 2030. Minister for Health and Food Hygiene Nisha Mehta shared the information, saying Nepal had secured the assistance for its routine immunisation pro…

The Rising Nepal

Mental healthcare is government priority, says Minister Mehta

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Minister for Health and Food Safety Nisha Mehta has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making mental health services more accessible, affordable, effective and responsive to the needs of patients, stressing that no one should feel neglected or humiliat…

The Rising Nepal

Health Minister discusses ways of making telemedicine services effective

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In the discussion at the Ministry of Health and Food Safety, participants included Health Secretary Dr Bikash Devkota, the officiating director of the department of health services, representatives from Patan Hospital and Bir Hospital, and the head of the The… Minister for Health and Food Safety Nisha Mehta has discussed making telemedicine services more effect...

Background and experience

Professional history

civil servant

Sources

Seat details come from official records. Background, affiliations, links, and cabinet roles may also use Federal Parliament pages, cabinet listings, and other public sources. Some English summaries are translated from the Nepali source linked on the page.

Sources checked Jul 13, 2026, 5:52 AM