# Mohan Chandra Adhikari

_Nepalese politician_

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> Mohan Chandra Adhikari (Nepali: मोहनचन्द्र अधिकारी) is a former communist politician in Nepal. He is from a Brahmin family in Morang District. Adhikari studied B.A., but didn't appear in the final exams. Adhikari had been a follower of Pushpa Lal Shrestha, but turned more radical than his mentor. Adhikari became a leader of the group in the Jhapa District Committee of the Communist Party which in the early 1970s intended to initiate a rebellion on the lines of the Naxalite insurgency in India.

## Quick facts

- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6893522#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6893522#P102))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Parliament of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6893522#P39))

## About

Adhikari was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was saved from death sentence through a royal pardon. Whilst in jail, he was associated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). Adhikari would spend 17 years in prison. He was sometimes called the 'Nelson Mandela' of Nepal.

After being released from jail, Adhikari became an advisory-member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He also represented the party in the Upper House of Parliament. He was arrested during the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.

Adhikari later broke with communism, and became a Hindu leader. After the declaration of Nepal as a secular state, Adhikari participated in a meeting organised by the Shivsena Nepal.

## Questions

**What positions has Mohan Chandra Adhikari held?**  
Positions held by Mohan Chandra Adhikari include: Member of the Parliament of Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mohan Chandra Adhikari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Chandra_Adhikari) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6893522](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6893522) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mohan Chandra Adhikari.jpg by Ltdiwas (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohan_Chandra_Adhikari.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Mohan Chandra Adhikari". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mohan-chandra-adhikari. Retrieved 4 November 2026.