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]
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 |
Early life and education edit
Toshima Karki was born in Nawalparasi district to Padam Karki and Deepa Karki. She pursued an MBBS degree from KIST College, Patan and further received her specialization in General Surgery with a Master of Surgery degree from Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences. Dr. Karki has remained an activist since her undergraduate days. She led the protest of intern doctors and medical students against wrongdoings in medical colleges in 2014-15.
Professional and political career edit
Dr. Karki is a general surgeon by education and practice. Alongside her medical profession, she has been actively vocal on the issues of health worker rights. She transitioned from a social activist to a politician after having joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party, ahead of the 2022 Nepalese general election.
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 December 4, 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, securing 31,136 (53.55%) votes, also beating the then Energy Minister, Pampha Bhusal.
| 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 edit
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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