2022 Mechinagar municipal election
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Municipal election for Mechinagar took place on 13 May 2022, with all 77 positions up for election across 15 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 15 ward chairs and 60 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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Background[edit]
Mechinagar municipality was created by combining Dhulabari (Nepali: धुलाबारी) and Kakarbhitta Village Development Committee. The municipality has expanded its territory by adding nearby VDCs Bahundangi, Duhagadhi, Jyamirgadhi and Dhaijan in 2073 BS (2017 AD). The population of the expanded city is 111,737 (as of the 2011 census) and its area is 192.52 sq. km. The municipality is the municipality with the highest population in the country.
In the previous election, Bimal Acharya from Nepali Congress was elected mayor.[5]
Candidates[edit]
| Party | Mayor/Chairperson | Deputy Mayor/Chairperson | Results |
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| Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Budhathoki | - | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Gopal Chandra Budhathoki | Mina Kumari Pokharel | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | - | Prakash Bhandari | |
| Mangol National Organization | Kishore Dhimal | Shikha Limbu | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ramesh Dahal | Sabina Bajgain | |
| Loktantrit Samajwadi Party | Lawan Singh Dhimal | Anita Murmu | |
| Maulik Jarokilo Party | Hira Bastola | Sita Dulal | |
| CPN (Maxist Leninist) | Bharisadas Poudel | - | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | - | Sharada Sharma Ghimire | |
| Independents | Ram Kumar Budhathoki | ||
| Independents | Bijay Kumar Adhikari | ||
| Independents | Dilli Ram Ghimire |
Results[edit]
Mayoral election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Gopal Chandra Budhathoki | 26,678 | 53.35% | |
| style="background-color:green;" width=10px | ;" | | Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Budhathoki | 21,311 | 42.62% | |
| style="background-color:Template:Rastriya Prajatantra Party/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ramesh Dahal | 3,895 | 7.79% | |
| Others | 2207 | 4.41 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26921 | ||||
| Total | 63,281 | 100 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:CPN (UML)/meta/color" | | [[CPN (UML)|Template:CPN (UML)/meta/shortname]] hold | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Mina Kumari Pokharel | 21,590 | 43.18 | |
| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal ( Maoist Center)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | CPN ( Maoist Center) | Prakash Bhandari | 12,818 | 25.63% | |
| style="background-color:Template:Rastriya Prajatantra Party/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sabina Bajgain | 9880 | 19.76 | |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ; | | Independent | Dilli Ram Ghimire | 1199 | 2.39 | |
| Others | 2656 | 5.31 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26921 | ||||
| Total | 63,281 | 100 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:CPN (UML)/meta/color" | | [[CPN (UML)|Template:CPN (UML)/meta/shortname]] hold | ||||
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Ward results[edit]
| Party | Chairperson | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:green;" width=10px | ;" | | Nepali Congress | 3 | 5 |
| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 11 | 55 |
| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 3 | 0 |
| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 0 | 0 |
| style="background-color:Template:Rastriya Prajatantra Party/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 60 | |
Summary of results by ward[edit]
Note: 1 candidate from CPN (UML) for Ward Member was elected unopposed under Dalit woman reserved seats. 10 ward member seats reserved for Dalit women were left unfilled due to lack of candidates.
Council formation[edit]
| Party | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Ward Chairman | Ward Members | Total seats | Remarks | ||
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| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 68 | majority | |
| style="background-color:green;" width=10px | ;" | | Nepali Congress | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | CPN(Maoist Centre) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Rastriya Prajatantra Party/meta/color;" width=10px | ;" | | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 77 | 68 for Majority | ||
See also[edit]
- 2022 Nepalese local elections
- 2022 Lalitpur municipal election
- 2022 Kathmandu municipal election
- 2022 Janakpur municipal election
- 2022 Bharatpur municipal election
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "NC's Bimal Acharya elected Mechinagar Munciplity mayor". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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