2022 Dharan municipal election
Municipal election for Dharan took place on 13 May 2022, with all 102 positions up for election across 20 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 20 ward chairs and 80 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]
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Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai was elected as the mayor of the sub-metropolitan city.[5]
Background
Dharan was established in 1958 as a municipality. The sub-metropolitan was created in 2014 by incorporating neighboring village development committees into Dharan 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, Tara Subba from the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected as the mayor but after he died on 18 July 2018, Tilak Rai from the Nepali Congress was elected as mayor in a by-election in 2019.[8][9]
Candidates
| Party | Mayor candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Kishor Rai[10] | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Manju Bhandari | |
| Independent | Harka Raj Rai | |
Opinion poll
| Date | News agency | Sample size | Harka Sampang | Sagar Thapa | Manju Bhandari | Others/Undecided | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2022 | Setopati[11] | 100 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 24 | Hung |
| 36% | 22% | 18% | 24% |
Exit polls
| Date | Pollster | Rai | Bhandari | Sampang | Shakya | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | UML | Ind | RPP | ||||
| 13 May 2022 | Facts Nepal[12] | 36.7% | 30.5% | 18.7% | 5.2% | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Harka Raj Rai | 20,821 | 39.8% | +39.0% | |
| Nepali Congress | Kishore Rai | 16,051 | 30.7% | -19.0% | |
| CPN (UML) | Manju Bhandari Subedi | 12,825 | 24.5% | -20% | |
| RPP | Naresh Kumar Shakya | 1,488 | 2.8% | +2.5% | |
| Others | 1,142 | 2.2% | |||
| Total votes | 52,335 | 100.0% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 10,562 | ||||
| Turnout | 62,897 | ||||
| Registered electors | 100,324 | ||||
| Independent gain from Nepali Congress | Swing | +29.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maoist Centre | Aindra Bikram Begha | 20,510 | 45.0% | New | |
| CPN (UML) | Padam Prasad Limbu | 17,606 | 38.6% | -9.7% | |
| Independent | Dutta Kumar Limbu | 4,129 | 9.1% | New | |
| RPP | Purna Maya Rai | 2,237 | 4.9% | +3.8% | |
| Others | 1,116 | 2.4% | |||
| Total votes | 45,598 | 100.0% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 17,299 | ||||
| Turnout | 62,897 | ||||
| Registered electors | 100,324 | ||||
| Maoist Centre gain from CPN (UML) | Swing | +27.4% | |||
Ward results
| Political Party | Ward Chairman | Ward Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 10 | 46 | |
| Nepali Congress | 7 | 30 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 1 | 4 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 80 | |
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 | 20 |
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Council formation
| Party | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Ward Chairman | Ward Members | Total seats | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 10 | 46 | 56 | Majority | |||
| Nepali Congress | 7 | 30 | 37 | ||||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 102 | 52 for Majority | |
See also
References
- Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- "Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai elected mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Magazine, New Spolight. "Nepal government declares 61 new municipalities". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- Rai, Rohit. "NC's Tilak Rai elected as mayor of Dharan". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- "Dharan Mayor Subba, 52, dies in hospital". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- रातोपाटी. "काँग्रेसले सुनसरी तय गर्यो उम्मेदवार : इटहरीमा हेमकर्ण र धरानमा किशोर". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- Setopati, Bhanubhakta. "Dharan may spring another surprise by electing independent candidate Harka Sampang as mayor". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- "धरान उप-महानगरपालिका". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
