Shashanka Koirala

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Honourable
Dr. Shashank Koirala
MP
शशांक कोइराला
Member of
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office
28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded byDamodar Bastakoti
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyNawalparasi 1
General Secretary of Nepali Congress
In office
8 March 2016 – 16 December 2021
Preceded byKrishna Prasad Sitaula
Succeeded byGagan Thapa
Bishwa Prakash Sharma
Personal details
Born (1958-10-24) 24 October 1958 (age 65)
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (father)
  • Sushila Koirala (mother)
  • Alma materBanaras Hindu University

    Shashank Koirala (Nepali: शशांक कोइराला; born 24 October 1958) is a Nepalese politician and Member of House of Representatives, belonging to the political dynasty of Koirala family. Shashanka is also a renowned ophthalmologist.[2]

    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.[3][4]

    In the

    First Past the Post system.[6]

    He retained his seat 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

    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. ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
    2. ^ Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd
    3. ^ a b "Shashanka Koirala elected Nepali Congress gen secy, Sitadevi Yadav treasurer". The Himalayan Times. March 8, 2016.
    4. ^ "NC 13th General Convention: Shashank Koirala secures gen secy post, Sitadevi treasurer". kathmandupost.com.
    5. ^ "Welcome to Election Commission of Nepal". www.election.gov.np.
    6. ^ "People's Review - Political and business weekly".
    7. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World". www.tribuneindia.com.