# Harka Sampang

_Mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Harka Raj Sampang Rai (born 27 February 1983) is a Nepali politician and social activist who is the founder and leader of the Shram Sanskriti Party (SSP). He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) from Sunsari 1 since 2026.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112110564#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; pastor; influencer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112110564#P106))

## About

Born in Khartamchha, Sampang studied from Mahendra Multiple Campus and worked as a tutor before going to Iraq and Afghanistan for employment. After returning to Nepal, he started social activism and promoted the Shramdaan movement in the country. After winning the 2022 Dharan municipal election, Sampang served as the 6th mayor of Dharan, being the first independent candidate to have been elected as mayor of Dharan. He is also famous for make in Nepal enisetives.

After the 2025 Gen Z protests in Nepal, he founded the Shram Sanskriti Party and won his seat from Sunsari 1 in the 2026 general election. The SSP became the fifth-largest party in the Nepali parliament.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Harka Sampang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harka_Sampang) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): हर्क राज राई](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q112110564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112110564) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Harka Sampang.png by Ratopati TV (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harka_Sampang.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Harka Sampang, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Harka Sampang.png — Ratopati TV, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Harka Sampang". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/harka-sampang. Retrieved 5 November 2026.