Shekhar Koirala

Honourable
Shekhar Koirala
MP
शेखर कोईराला
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 December 2022
Preceded byLal Babu Pandit
ConstituencyMorang 6
Member of Legislature Parliament of Nepal
In office
21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017
ConstituencyMorang 7
Personal details
Born (1950-08-25) August 25, 1950 (age 74)
Biratnagar, Morang district
Political partyNepali Congress
SpousePoonam Koirala
Children1
Alma materMahendra Morang Campus

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

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

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

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

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

He was born on 25 August 1950 to father Keshav Prasad Koirala and Nona Koirala belonging to Koirala family of politicians.[1]

Medical profession

He is a physician by profession. He worked at Bir Hospital, BPKIHS and Koshi Zonal Hospital.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Shekhar Koirala". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. ^ "ampnews/2014-09-17/bpkihs-registrar-appeals-to-end-strike". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. ^ "Shekhar Koirala maintains lead in NC CWC vote count". thehimalayantimes.com. March 12, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  4. ^ "Nepali Congress". nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  5. ^ "केन्द्रीय सभापति पदको मतपरिणामको घोषणा (२०७८।०८।२९)". nepalicongress.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  6. ^ "शेखरमा सर्‍यो शशांकले धान्न नसकेको कोइराला परिवारको विरासत". ekagaj. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  7. ^ सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. अन्तत: निधिले रोके देउवालाई. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-12-14.