Toshima Karki (Nepali: तोसिमा कार्की) is a Nepalese politician, surgeon, and central committee member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party. Karki served as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal) from January to February 2023. 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.
Toshima Karki | |
|---|---|
| तोसिमा कार्की | |
 Karki in 2023 | |
| Minister of State for 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 26 March 2026 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Preceded by | Herself |
| Constituency | Lalitpur 3 |
| In office 22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pampha Bhusal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1990 |
| Party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Education | MS General Surgery (KU); MBBS (KISTMCTH, IOM) |
| Profession | |
| Website | toshimakarki |
Early life and education
editBorn in Nawalparasi district, Karki pursued an MBBS degree from KIST College and General Surgery from Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences.
Professional and political career
editShe 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
editIn the 2026 Nepalese general election, she was re-elected from the Lalitpur 3 constituency.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshima Karki | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 43,096 | 64.40 | |
| Jitendra Kumar Shrestha | Nepali Congress | 9,045 | 13.52 | |
| Raj Kaji Maharjan | Nepal Communist Party | 6,022 | 9.00 | |
| Sandan Thapa Magar | CPN (UML) | 3,297 | 4.93 | |
| Sabin Kumar Khadka | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2,037 | 3.04 | |
| Others | 3,422 | 5.11 | ||
| Total | 66,919 | 100.00 | ||
| Rastriya Swatantra Party hold | ||||
| Source: [8] | ||||
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: [9] | ||||
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Lalitpur-3 Election Result". Ekantipur.
- ↑ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
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