Shekhar Koirala
Honourable Shekhar Koirala MP | |
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| शेखर कोईराला | |
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| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lal Babu Pandit |
| Constituency | Morang 6 |
| Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | Morang 7 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1950 Biratnagar, Morang district |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Poonam Koirala |
| Parents |
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Shekhar Koirala (Nepali: डा. शेखर कोईराला) is a central working committee member of the Nepali Congress and a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal.
Political life
[edit]He is the current member of Federal Parliament of Nepal. He represented Morang 6 (constituency), which constitutes total 20 wards of 3 local level government of Morang District including Ward No 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 of Biratnagar, all 7 wards of Budhiganga Rural Municipality and Ward No 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of Sundar Haraicha Municipality. He was elected in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election and 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly by-election from the area.[1] He previously served as vice chancellor of BPKIHS, an autonomous health science university.[2] He garnered the highest number of votes for member Central Working Committee of Nepali Congress.[3]
14th general convention of Nepali Congress
[edit]Shekhar Koirala ran for the post of Party Chairman in 14th general convention of Nepali Congress which he lost to Sher Bahadur Deuba in 2nd round. He along with Youth Leaders formed the alliance (Koirala) and gave the candidacy in all posts winning 1 Vice-Chairman (Dhanraj Gurung), 1 General Secretary (Gagan Thapa), 2 Joint General Secretary (Jiwan Pariyar and Badri Pandey (politician)) and 34 Central committee members.
1st Round for Party Chairman
[edit]| Candidate's Name | Pannel | Votes | Percentage | Result | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obtained | Total | |||||
| Sher Bahadur Deuba | Deuba-Sitaula-Poudel-Shashank | 2258 | 4679 | 48.25 | Round 2 | In 2nd round for not
crossing 50%(+1) votes.[4] |
| Shekhar Koirala | Koirala | 1702 | 36.37 | Round 2 | ||
| Prakash Man Singh | Singh | 371 | 7.92 | |||
| Bimalendra Nidhi | Nidhi | 250 | 5.34 | |||
| Kalyan Gurung | Independent | 22 | 0.47 | |||
2nd Round for Party Chairman
[edit]| Candidate's Name | Support | Votes | Percentage | Result | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obtained | Total | |||||
| Sher Bahadur Deuba | Deuba-Nidhi-Singh-Sitaula-Poudel-Shashank | 2733[5] | 4623 | 59.12% | Elected | [6][7] |
| Shekhar Koirala | Koirala | 1855 | 40.13% | |||
Birth and family
[edit]He was born on 25 August 1950 to father Keshav Prasad Koirala and Nona Koirala belonging to Koirala family of politicians.[1]
Medical profession
[edit]He is a physician by profession. He worked at Bir Hospital, BPKIHS and Koshi Zonal Hospital.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dr. Shekhar Koirala". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "ampnews/2014-09-17/bpkihs-registrar-appeals-to-end-strike". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Shekhar Koirala maintains lead in NC CWC vote count". thehimalayantimes.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "Nepali Congress". nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "केन्द्रीय सभापति पदको मतपरिणामको घोषणा (२०७८।०८।२९)". nepalicongress.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "शेखरमा सर्यो शशांकले धान्न नसकेको कोइराला परिवारको विरासत". ekagaj. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. अन्तत: निधिले रोके देउवालाई. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- Living people
- Nepali Congress politicians from Koshi Province
- 1950 births
- Nepalese physicians
- People from Morang District
- People from Biratnagar
- Koirala family
- Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus alumni
- Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Nepal MPs 2022–present