Shashanka Koirala

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]

Honourable Dr. Shashank Koirala MP
शशांक कोइराला
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2018
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Nawalparasi East 1
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
Preceded by	Damodar Bastakoti
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Nawalparasi 1
General Secretary of Nepali Congress
In office 8 March 2016 – 16 December 2021
Preceded by	Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Succeeded by	Gagan Thapa Bishwa Prakash Sharma
Personal details
Born	(1958-10-24) 24 October 1958 (age 66)[1] Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Nepali Congress
Spouse	Suphatra Koirala
Parents	Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (father) Sushila Koirala (mother)
Relatives	See Koirala family
Alma mater	Banaras Hindu University

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 his nearest rival Arjun Narasingha K.C.^[3][4]

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, he was elected from the Nawalparasi-1 constituency, winning 17430 votes.^[5] He was the sole member of the Koirala family to get elected through the First Past the Post system.^[6]

He retained his seat in the 2013 Constituent Assembly election as well as in the 2017 Nepalese legislative elections.^{[citation needed]}

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 BP Koirala.^[3][7]

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. "Shashanka Koirala elected Nepali Congress gen secy, Sitadevi Yadav treasurer". The Himalayan Times. 8 March 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.