Master's degree
Institution
University of Wisconsin, United States
Country
United States
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Rastriya Swatantra Party
Kathmandu-6
Direct seat
Elected
Shishir Khanal
Rastriya Swatantra Party•Kathmandu-6•Updated Mar 23, 2026, 2:35 AM
Shisir Khanal is a Nepali politician and senior member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). He is a two-term Member of Parliament from Kathmandu 6, having been first elected in 2022 and re-elected in the 2026 general election amid the RSP's landslide victory. He briefly served as Minister of Education, Science and Technology in 2023 before the RSP withdrew from the coalition government. Khanal is a co-founder of Teach For Nepal and has been active in RSP's leadership, including as head of its foreign affairs and tourism departments, a central secretariat member, and a key negotiator in post-election alliances. He has been mentioned as a potential candidate for Foreign Minister in the new RSP-led government.
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Constituency
Kathmandu-6
Province
Bagmati
Votes
27,916
Vote share
64.4%
Representation overview
Seat type
Direct seat
Constituency
Kathmandu-6
Party
Rastriya Swatantra Party
Province
Bagmati
District
Kathmandu
Status
Elected
Votes
27,916
Vote share
64.4%
Constituency total votes
43,355
Source records
5
Public record
Profile
Age
47
Gender
Male
Date of birth (B.S.)
2035-09-16
Residence
Kathmandu Tokha Municipality
Citizenship district
Kathmandu
Spouse
Achuta Officer
Qualifications and experience
Qualifications and experience
Education history
Professional history
Professional experience
When
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Notes
Sarvodaya Shramdan Abhiyan (Sri Lanka, Nepal, USA) 2005-2012 Teach for Nepal 2012-2019 Nitisala/Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City 2023-2025 Member of House of Representatives Kathmandu 6 2023-2025
Additional public details
Shishir Khanal, who is known as a strong leader in Nepali politics is a member of the central secretariat of the National Independence Party, the head of the party's foreign department and tourism department. Khanal won as a member of the House of Representatives in the 2079 federal election.
Sources
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