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{{Short description|Nepali politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Honourable]]
| name = Dr. Shashank Koirala
| native_name = डा. शशांक कोइराला
| image = Dr. Shashank Koirala.jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|House of Representatives]]
| term_start = 2018
| constituency = [[Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) 1 (constituency)|Nawalpur 1]]
| office2 = General Secretary of [[Nepali Congress]]
| term_start2 = 8 March 2016
| term_end2 = 16 December 2021
| predecessor = [[Krishna Prasad Sitaula]]
| successor = [[Gagan Thapa]]<br>[[Bishwa Prakash Sharma]]
| party = [[Nepali Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|10|24}}
| birth_place = [[Patna|Patna, Bihar, India]]
| father = [[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]]
| mother = [[Sushila Koirala]]
| spouse = Dr. Suphatra Koirala
| website =
}}
Dr. '''Shashank Koirala''' ({{lang-ne|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 [[ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]].<ref>[http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/2007/englishweekly/spotlight/jul/jul20/national5.php Nepalnews.com Mercantile Connumications Pvt. Ltd]</ref>

== 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.]].<ref name="thehimalayantimes">{{Cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/nepali-congress-shashanka-koirala-elected-general-secretary-sitadevi-yadav-treasurer/|title=Shashanka Koirala elected Nepali Congress gen secy, Sitadevi Yadav treasurer|date=March 8, 2016|website=The Himalayan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2016/03/08/nc-13th-general-convention-sashank-koirala-secures-gen-secy-post|title=NC 13th General Convention: Shashank Koirala secures gen secy post, Sitadevi treasurer|website=kathmandupost.com}}</ref>

In the [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008 Constituent Assembly election]], he was elected from the [[Nawalparasi district|Nawalparasi]]-1 constituency, winning 17430 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.election.gov.np/election/np|title=Welcome to Election Commission of Nepal|website=www.election.gov.np}}</ref> He was the sole member of the [[Koirala family]] to get elected through the [[First Past the Post]] system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://peoplesreview.com.np/?option=com_content&task=view&id=5464&Itemid=94|title=People's Review - Political and business weekly}}</ref>

He retained his seat in the [[2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2013 Constituent Assembly election]] as well as in the [[2017 Nepalese legislative election|2017 Nepalese legislative elections]].
==Electoral history==
=== [[2017 Nepalese legislative election|2017 legislative elections]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate
!Votes
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|[[Nepali Congress]]
|Shashanka Koirala
|40,620
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |
|[[CPN (Maoist Centre)]]
|Bhavisor Parajuli
|36,596
|-
| style="background-color:#183F73" |
|[[Bibeksheel Sajha Party]]
|Hari Prasad Gautam
|1,082
|-
|
| colspan="2" |Others
|2,962
|-
! colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress gain
|-
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx Election Commission]
|}

==Family==
He is the third son of former Nepalese Prime Minister [[B.P. Koirala]].<ref name="thehimalayantimes"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050523/world.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

== 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==
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