CHITWAN, Oct 31: Shashank Koirala, former general secretary of Nepali Congress, who has been campaigning for the election, has been admitted to a hospital after suddenly falling ill. Koirala fell ill while participating in the election program held at Amrapuri in Nawalpur on Sunday afternoon and was admitted to the Chitwan Medical College.
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Koirala, who is also a candidate for Nawalpur constituency no. 1 Member of the House of Representatives, fell unconscious while addressing the election program. The hospital said that his health is now normal. All reports are good. "He is healthy," said Durga Poudel, public relations officer of the hospital, "We will discharge him tomorrow." Koirala has already been elected twice as an MP from this constituency.
