Thapa Becomes RSP Candidate from Rupandehi-3, Elected in Primary Election

Kathmandu, Aug 31: Dr. Lekhjung Thapa will be the candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) for the upcoming by-election in Rupandehi-3 scheduled for November 2. Acting Party Chair Dol Prasad Aryal handed him the election symbol, the “bell,” on Sunday and announced his candidacy.

Born in Anchalpur, Siddharthnagar-9, Dr. Thapa was selected as the candidate after defeating eight other aspirants in the party’s Primary Election conducted through the Leadership Academy and Political Proximity process.

The other aspirants for the by-election included Sulav Kharel (Butwal-16), Parthivendra Upadhyaya (Siddharthnagar-7), Gyanu Poudyal (Siddharthnagar-8), Jit Bahadur Gupta (Siddharthnagar-1), Kusum Maharjan (Madhyapur Thimi-6, Bhaktapur), Rachana Chhetri (Siddharthnagar-3), Poonam Kumari Agrawal (Siddharthnagar-8), and Madhu Prasad Aryal (Butwal-17, Rupandehi). Among them, Thapa was elected as the party’s official candidate through the RSP’s Primary Election.

Who is Dr. Lekhjung Thapa?

Born in Anchalpur, Siddharthnagar-9, Dr. Thapa is a senior neurologist and social activist. He has devoted more than 16 years to the development of neuroscience in Nepal and the treatment of patients.

He completed his MBBS from Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Pokhara, MD in Internal Medicine from BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, and DM in Neurology from the College of Medical Sciences, Chitwan. Dr. Thapa is also a graduate of Harvard University, USA, in “Safety, Quality, Leadership and Informatics.”

As a researcher, he has published more than 80 research papers in national and international journals. He is also the founding president of the Nepal Stroke Association and has played a key role in stroke treatment, diagnosis, and awareness in Nepal. His team’s initiative led to the creation of the National Stroke Management Protocol, which has been endorsed by the Ministry of Health and Population.

On his own initiative, Dr. Thapa has been providing training to thousands of doctors, nurses, and health workers across Nepal through the “Stroke Master Class” on stroke identification, treatment, and awareness.

For the past one and a half decades, despite Kathmandu’s busy lifestyle, he has traveled twice a week to his birthplace, Bhairahawa, to serve patients. With a firm commitment to lead the country on the path of good governance, social justice, development, and prosperity, he has now stepped into politics.