9 candidates shortlisted for NTA chairman post

Last Updated on July 4, 2026

Nine candidates have been shortlisted for the post of Chairman of Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) 2083. The new chairman will guide the authority that looks over all the telecom affairs in the country.

After the special ordinance removed the former chair Bhupendra Bhandari and the board members, a new vacancy was issued for the same post.

According to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoCIT), the nine shortlisted candidates are:

Arjun Ghimire

Anant Man Singh

Anil Kumar Jha

Amlendu Narayan Singh

Janardan Bhatta

Madhu Sudan Dahal

Rajib Subba

Salaullah Khan

Sushil Prasad Sah

Among them, most of the candidates are Nepal Telecom former senior officials, who have extensive professional experience in telecom sector.

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NTA Chairman post interview

The candidates will now have to present their business plan to the authority. The presentation and interview have been scheduled for Wednesday (Ashar 24).

NTA says that the candidates must arrive 30 minutes before their allotted time with a soft copy of the business plan presentation and original copies of all documents submitted with the application.

The new chairman will oversee the upcoming 5G spectrum auction and the launch of 5G in Nepal. The telecom industry is also facing an uphill challenge of financial burden. The new incumbent will be in a position to coordinate the talks with all the stakeholders and find a common resolution. Likewise, the use of NTA RTDF fund for the mobile network expansion in remote areas is also pending from long time.

NTA Board Member Shortlisted and Interview scheduled

Similarly, the interview for NTA board members for different disciplines (Technical, Marketing, Accounting and Law) have been scheduled on Asar 25 and 26.

The shortlisted candidates for Technical and Administration are:

Anant Mallick

Anilraj Gautam

Ashish Sharma

Janardan Bhatta

Jnanendra Khatiwoda

Dipendra Bahadur Shah

Nabin G.C.

Narayan Prasad Kafle

Bimal Prakash Shah

For marketing, 4 shortlisted board member candidates are:

Dayanath Das

Bipin Chuhan

Ramesh Kumar Shrestha

Sujita Shrestha

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Dinesh

Senior Editor; An experienced tech writer covering news mostly on telecommunication, internet, latest tech & trends, and Gadgets. Being a technophile, I am particularly fascinated by the evolution of mobile networks in Nepal from legacy networks (2G, 3G) to 4G (with VoLTE, VoWiFi, eSIM) and the prospects of the upcoming 5G, and equally enthralled by the development of internet from the dial-up connection to the 2 Gbps XGS-PON fiber broadband technology and their transformative impact in the country.