Toshima Karki

Toshima Karki
तोसिमा कार्की
Karki in 2023
Minister of State for Health and Population
In office
17 January 2023 – 5 February 2023
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal
MinisterPadam Giri
Preceded byHira Chandra KC
Member of the Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
22 December 2022
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Preceded byPampha Bhusal
ConstituencyLalitpur 3
Personal details
Born (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990
Nawalparasi, Nepal
Permanent Address: Lalitpur-18
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
EducationMS General Surgery (KU); MBBS (KISTMCTH, IOM)
Profession
Websitetoshimakarki.com

Toshima Karki (Nepali: तोसिमा कार्की) is a Nepali politician, surgeon, and central committee member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party. Karki is a former Minister of State at the Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal). She was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 Nepalese general election from Lalitpur 3. She was re-elected from the same constituency in the 2026 Nepalese general election.

Early life and education

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

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.[1] 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.[2][3] Her candidacy was initially rejected by the Election Commission of Nepal, citing her NMC member post as a position of profit.[4] She filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court which upheld her candidacy.[5][6][7]

Electoral history

In the 2026 Nepalese general election, she was re-elected from the Lalitpur 3 constituency.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Toshima KarkiRastriya Swatantra Party43,09664.40
Jitendra Kumar ShresthaNepali Congress9,04513.52
Raj Kaji MaharjanNepal Communist Party6,0229.00
Sandan Thapa MagarCPN (UML)3,2974.93
Sabin Kumar KhadkaRastriya Prajatantra Party2,0373.04
Others3,4225.11
Total66,919100.00
Rastriya Swatantra Party hold
Source: [8]

In the 2022 Nepalese general election, she was elected from the Lalitpur 3 constituency.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Toshima KarkiRastriya Swatantra Party31,13653.55
Amrit KhadkaCPN (UML)12,96322.29
Pampha BhusalCPN (Maoist Centre)8,76915.08
Niranjan ThapaRastriya Prajatantra Party2,1303.66
Rajaram TandukarHamro Nepali Party1,5542.67
Others1,5932.74
Total58,145100.00
Majority18,173
Rastriya Swatantra Party gain
Source: [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Toshima Karki". Toshima Karki Official Site. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Dr Karki resigns from post of NMC member". My República. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Nepal Medical Council". 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "EC warned me against use of bell: Dr Toshima". The Himalayan Times. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Lalitpur-3 Election Result". Ekantipur.
  9. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.