2022 Nepalgunj municipal election
Municipal election for Nepalgunj took place on 13 May 2022, with all 117 positions up for election across 23 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 23 ward chairs and 92 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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117 seats to Nepalgunj Sub Metropolitan City Council 59 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prashant Bista from Nepali Congress was elected as the mayor of the sub metropolitan city.[5]
Background
Nepalgunj was established as a municipality in 1969. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2014 by merging neighboring village development committees into Nepalgunj 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 previous mayor of the municipality Dhawal Shamsher Rana from Rastriya Prajatantra Party was elected as the first mayor of the sub-metropolitan city.[8] He did not contest for re-election and instead announced his intention to run for the House of Representatives.[9]
Candidates
| Party | Mayor candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Prashant Bista | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | ||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Prashant Bista | 23,460 | 52.2% | +31.3% | |
| CPN (UML) | Pashupati Dayal Mishra | 11,675 | 26.0% | +9.4% | |
| RPP | Nanda Lal Vaishya | 7,598 | 16.9% | -13.0% | |
| Others | 2,191 | 4.9% | |||
| Total votes | 44,924 | 100.0% | |||
| Nepali Congress gain from RPP | Swing | +22.15% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP-N | Kamaruddin Rae | 17,940 | 44.1% | +31.1% | |
| CPN (UML) | Shanti Devi Dhakal | 10,925 | 26.9% | +8.1% | |
| RPP | Bindu Charti Magar | 10,135 | 24.9% | +3.3% | |
| Others | 1,673 | 4.1% | |||
| Total votes | 40,673 | 100.0% | |||
| PSP-N gain from Nepali Congress | Swing | +28.55% | |||
Ward results
| Party | Chairman | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | 5 | 36 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 5 | 20 | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 6 | 18 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 | 11 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 4 | 7 | |
| Total | 23 | 92 | |
Results by ward
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Council formation
| Party | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Ward Chairman | Ward Members | Total seats | Remarks | |
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| Nepali Congress | 1 | 5 | 36 | 41 | Largest party | ||
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 5 | 20 | 25 | ||||
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | |||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 23 | 92 | 117 | 59 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.
- Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- Express, The Annapurna. "NC's Prashant Bista elected mayor of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- 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)
- Oli, Arjun. "Dhawal returns to power in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan city". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- सहि नेतृत्व पाएको राप्रपा सुदृढ भएर जनतामाझ जान्छ ।नेपालगन्ज समृद्धितर्फ | Dr. Dhawal Shamsher Rana, retrieved 2022-05-20
