Toshima Karki
Dr. Toshima Karki | |
|---|---|
| डा. तोसिमा कार्की | |
 Official Portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of State for Ministry of Health and Population | |
| In office 17 January 2023 – 5 February 2023 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Pushpa Kamal Dahal |
| Minister | Padam Giri |
| Preceded by | Hira Chandra KC |
| Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Preceded by | Pampha Bhusal |
| Constituency | Lalitpur 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1990 Nawalparasi, Nepal Permanent Address: Lalitpur-18 |
| Political party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Education | MS General Surgery (KU); MBBS (KISTMCTH, IOM) |
| Profession | |
| Website | toshimakarki |
Dr. Toshima Karki (Nepali: डा. तोसिमा कार्की) is a Nepali politician, a surgeon by profession and member of Rastriya Swatantra Party. Karki is a former Minister of State for Health Ministry of Nepal.[1] [2] She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022 from Lalitpur 3.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Toshima Karki was born in Nawalparasi district. She pursued an MBBS degree from KIST College and General Surgery from Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences.
Professional and political career
[edit]She served as a lecturer in surgery at the Patan Academy of Health Sciences before filing her candidacy for the House of Representatives from Lalitpur 3.[5] She was also an elected member of the executive committee at Nepal Medical Council (NMC) until she resigned from the post on 4 December 2022, following her electoral win.[6][7] Her candidacy was initially rejected by the Election Commission of Nepal, citing her NMC member post as a position of profit.[8] She filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court which upheld her candidacy.[9][10][11]
Electoral history
[edit]In the 2022 Nepalese general election, she was elected from the Lalitpur 3 constituency.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshima Karki | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 31,136 | 53.55 | |
| Amrit Khadka | CPN (UML) | 12,963 | 22.29 | |
| Pampha Bhusal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 8,769 | 15.08 | |
| Niranjan Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,130 | 3.66 | |
| Rajaram Tandukar | Hamro Nepali Party | 1,554 | 2.67 | |
| Others | 1,593 | 2.74 | ||
| Total | 58,145 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 18,173 | |||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party gain | ||||
| Source: [12] | ||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party finalises names for ministers, state minister". The Kathmandu Post. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ The Himalayan Times. "Rastriya Swatantra Party decides to quit govt". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "RSP's Dr. Toshima Karki elected from Lalitpur-3 « Khabarhub". Khabarhub. 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Toshima Karki won from Lalitpur by defeating Aayus Humagain by a huge vote". 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022.
- ^ "About Toshima Karki". Toshima Karki Official Site. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Dr Karki resigns from post of NMC member". My República. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Nepal Medical Council". 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Election Commission scraps candidacy of Dr Toshima Karki - Nepal Live Today Nepal Live Today". Nepal Live Today. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Supreme Court upholds Toshima Karki's candidacy for upcoming polls". The Kathmandu Post. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "EC warned me against use of bell: Dr Toshima". The Himalayan Times. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Malhotra, Jyoti (15 November 2022). "'Shape up, or ship out'—why Nepal's young politicians are challenging an ageing establishment". ThePrint. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
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