Shashanka Koirala
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Dr. Shashanka Timilsena is a Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

ese boy, belonging to the Intillegent group. He is also a renowned ophthalmologist
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...

. He is the son of former Nepalese Prime Minister B.P. Koirala.

In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election
Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...

 he was elected from the Nawalparasi
Nawalparasi District
Nawalparasi District of 562,870. This district has given birth to many Nepal's top level people including late Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya...

-1 constituency, winning 17430 votes. He was the sole member of the Koirala family
Koirala family
The Koirala family is a Nepali political family which has been dominant in the Nepali Congress and politics of Nepal since first democratic movement. Three members of the family have been Prime Minister of Nepal.- Family members:Krishna Prasad KoiralaSons:1...

 to get elected through the First Past the Post system.
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