Shashanka Koirala

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Honourable
Dr. Shashank Koirala
डा. शशांक कोइराला
Dr. Shashank Koirala.jpg
Member of House of Representatives
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byKrishna Prasad Sitaula
Succeeded byGagan Thapa
Bishwa Prakash Sharma
ConstituencyNawalpur 1
General Secretary of Nepali Congress
In office
8 March 2016 – 16 December 2021
Personal details
Born (1958-10-24) October 24, 1958 (age 63)
Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyNepali Congress
Spouse(s)Dr. Suphatra Koirala
Parents
Alma materBanaras Hindu University

Dr. Shashank Koirala (Nepali: डा. शशांक कोइराला) is a Nepalese politician and Member of House of Representatives. Belonging to the political dynasty of Koirala family, Shashanka is also a renowned politician.


He is also a renowned ophthalmologist.[1]

Political career[]

He was the General Secretary of Nepali Congress, being elected in the party's 2016 general convention with 1417 votes against 1017 votes secured by nearest rival Arjun Narasingha K.C..[2][3]

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, he was elected from the Nawalparasi-1 constituency, winning 17430 votes.[4] He was the sole member of the Koirala family to get elected through the First Past the Post system.[5]

He retained his seat in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election as well as in the 2017 Nepalese legislative elections.

Electoral history[]

2017 legislative elections[]

Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Shashanka Koirala 40,620
CPN (Maoist Centre) Bhavisor Parajuli 36,596
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Hari Prasad Gautam 1,082
Others 2,962
Result Congress gain
Source: Election Commission

Family[]

He is the third son of former Nepalese Prime Minister B.P. Koirala.[2][6]

Research[]

1. Thesis: Lipoprotein Profile in Hypertensive Retinopathy - 1985

2. Investigator: Epidemiology and Microbiology of Corneal Suppuration in

3. Investigator: Corneal Surface Injury and Role of Early Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy. (Editor (1994).

4. Principal Investigator: Efficacy of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Ocular Surface Trauma Instituted Through Existing Primary Units of Health Care System of - 1996.

5. Principal Investigator: South Asian Cataract Management Study 1997.

6. Examiner: Fellow of Royal and Surgeon, Pakistan

Publication[]

1. Effect of applying intraocular pressure reducer before cataract surgery: M.P. Upadhyay, P.C. Karmacharya, S. R. Shrestha, S. Koirala, J. Inst. Med., P. 277-282, 1986.

2. Von 's disease (Neurofibromatosis): Case report: P.C. Karmacharya, S. Koirala, M.P. Upadhyay J. Inst. Med. P. 113

3. Xeroderma pigmentosa: Report of Case P.C. Karmacharya, S. Koirala, M.P. Upadhyay, J. Inst. Med. P 321-326, 1987.

4. Microbial flora of conjunctiva of live newborn Nepalese Baby: P.C. Karmacharya, M.P Upadhyay, , B.M. Pokhrel, S.R. Rai, Nepas Journal, 1988, 7, 63-69 (1988).

5. Epidemiologic Characteristics, Predisposing Factors, and Etiologic Diagnosis of Corneal Ulceration in Nepal M.P. Upadhyay, P.C. Karmacharya, S. Koirala, N.R. Tuladhar, L.E. Bryan, G. Smolin, J.P. Whithcer: American Journal of Ophthalmology 111:92-99, January 1991.

6. Vogt Koyanagi Harada (VKS) Syndrome: Case Report D.N. Shah, P.C. Karmacharya, S. Koirala and M.P. Upadhyay, JNMA, Vol. 30, No. 102, Apr-Jan 1992 p 120-124 (J. Nep. Med Assoc. 1992; 30:120-124).

7. Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) Towards Eye disease: Finding of a Survey in Rural Bhaktapur. Paudyal G. Shah D.N., Koirala S. and Upadhyay M.P. Journal of Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, 14:277, 1992.

8. Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Ophthalmology: Finding of Survey of Primary Health Care workers. Shrestha JK, Karmacharya P.C., Shah D.N., Koirala S., Bajracharya H.B., and Upadhyay M.P. Journal of , . 14:237, 1993.

9. The South Asian Cataract Management Study - The first 662 cataract surgeries: a preliminary report. Snellingen T., S. Gupta, F Huq, J.K. Shrestha, R. Husain, S. Koirala, G.N. Rao et al. British Journal of Ophthalmology, November 1995, Vol. 79, No. 11, p 1020-1035.

10. Retinal diseases at TU Teaching Hospital. J.K. Shrestha, S. Koirala, OK Malla, S. Miller. Journal of the 1997, 19:13-17.

11. Burden of ocular trauma in : E. Pradhan, S. Shakya, S. Koirala, M.P. Upadhyay, PCD Karmacharya. Journal of Society of Surgeons of , Aug. 2000, P.6-11.

12. Ocular morbidity in school children in . B.P. Nepal, , S. Adhikary, A.K. Sharma. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2003; 87:531-534.

13. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome in . A hospital-based retrospective study. S. Shakya, S. Koirala, PCD Karmacharya. POacific Journal of Ophthalmology Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan, 2004; p 13-16.

References[]

  1. ^ Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd
  2. ^ a b "Shashanka Koirala elected Nepali Congress gen secy, Sitadevi Yadav treasurer". The Himalayan Times. March 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "NC 13th General Convention: Shashank Koirala secures gen secy post, Sitadevi treasurer". kathmandupost.com.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Election Commission of Nepal". www.election.gov.np.
  5. ^ "People's Review - Political and business weekly".
  6. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World". www.tribuneindia.com.
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