2022 Dhangadhi municipal election

Municipal election for Dhangadhi took place on 13 May 2022, with all 97 positions up for election across 19 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 19 ward chairs and 76 ward members. An indirect election will also be held to elect five female members and an additional three female members from the Dalit and minority community to the municipal executive.[3][4]

2022 Dhangadhi municipal elections
13 May 2022
97 seats to Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Gopal Hamal Nrip Bahadur Wad Rana Bahadur Chand
Party Independent Nepali Congress CPN (UML)
Popular vote 26,865 14,817 9,115
Percentage 51.8% 28.6% 17.6%
Results for ward chair by party
Mayor before election

Nrip Bahadur Wad
Nepali Congress

 Elected Mayor

Gopal Hamal
Independent

Independent candidate Gopal Hamal was elected mayor of the sub-metropolitan city defeating incumbent mayor Nrip Bahadur Wad of the Nepali Congress. Congress however regained control of the council.[5]

Background

Dhangadhi was established in 1976 as a municipality. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2015 by incorporating neighboring village development committees into Dhangadhi municipality.[6] Electors in each ward elect a ward chair and four ward members, out of which two must be female and one of the two must belong to the Dalit community.[7]

In the previous election, Nrip Bahadur Wad from Nepali Congress was elected as mayor.[8]

Candidates
Party Mayor candidate Deputy Mayor candidate
Nepali Congress Nrip Bahadur Wad[9]
Independent Gopal Hamal[10]
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Durga Dutt Pant[11]
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rana Bahadur Chand[9] Kandakala Rana Tharu[9]
CPN (Maoist Centre) Shanti Adhikari[9]
People's Socialist Party, Nepal Kalendra Airee[11]
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Basanta Bahadur Bishwakarma[10]
Nagarik Unmukti Party Nim Kumar Chaudhary[11] Sabitra Chaudhary[11]

Opinion poll
Date News agency Sample size Gopal Hamal Nrip Bahadur Wad Rana Bahadur Chand None Undecided Result
10 May 2022 Setopati[12] 100 39 31 12 14 4 Hung
39% 31% 21% 14% 4%

Results

Mayoral election
Mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gopal Hamal 26,865 51.8% +27.7%
Nepali Congress Nrip Bahadur Wad 14,817 28.6% -1.4%
CPN (UML) Rana Bahadur Chand 9,115 17.6% -3.2%
Nagrik Unmukti Nim Kumar Chaudhary 805 1.6% New
Others 276 0.5%
Total votes 51,878 100.0%
Independent gain from Nepali Congress Swing +14.6%
Deputy mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPN (UML) Kandakala Kumari Rana 15,479 39.0% +10.4%
Maoist Centre Shanti Kumari Adhikari 12,670 32.0% +9.0%
Independent Prabha Kar Bhandari 6,609 16.7% New
RPP Durga Dutt Pant 3,301 8.3% +3.9%
Nagrik Unmukti Sabitri Devi Chaudhary 1,133 2.9% New
Bibeksheel Sajha Bimala Pant 461 1.2% New
Total votes 39,653 100.0%
CPN (UML) gain from Nepali Congress Swing +24.8%

Ward results
Summary of Partywise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2022
Party Chairman Members
Nepali Congress 11 48
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 6 24
CPN (Maoist Centre) 2 4
Total 19 76

Summary of results by ward
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Chairman
Open Member 1
Open Member 2
Female Member
Female Dalit Member
Source: Election Commission

Council formation
Party Mayor Deputy Mayor Ward Chairman Ward Members Total seats Remarks
Independent 1 0 0 0
Nepali Congress 11 48 59 Majority
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 6 24 30
CPN (Maoist Centre) 1 2 4 7
Total 1 1 19 76 97 49 for Majority

See also

References
  1. Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  2. "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  4. यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. "Independent candidate Gopal Hamal wins in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  6. "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  7. Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  8. "Dalit candidate elected Dhangadi mayor". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  9. यी हुन् ६ महानगर र ११ उपमहानगरमा सत्ता गठबन्धन र एमालेका मेयर/उपमेयर उम्मेदवार. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  10. धनगढी, दिलबहादुर छत्याल र पुष्पराज जोशी. धनगढीमा तीनजनाको मेयरमा उम्मेदवारी. nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  11. धनगढी उपमहानगरपालिकाको प्रमुखमा १० र उपप्रमुखमा ७ जनाको उम्मेदवारी. धनगढी उपमहानगरपालिकाको प्रमुखमा १० र उपप्रमुखमा ७ जनाको उम्मेदवारी. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. Setopati, सविता बुढा. "धनगढीमा स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवार गोपाल हमालतिर बहेको हावा रोक्न कांग्रेसका नृप वडलाई चुनौती". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
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