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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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77 seats Mechinagar Munciplity Council 42 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Gopal Chandra Budhathoki | 26,678 | 53.35% | ||
| Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Budhathoki | 21,311 | 42.62% | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ramesh Dahal | 3,895 | 7.79% | ||
| Others | 2207 | 4.41 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26921 | ||||
| Total | 63,281 | 100 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | Mina Kumari Pokharel | 21,590 | 43.18 | ||
| CPN ( Maoist Center) | Prakash Bhandari | 12,818 | 25.63% | ||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Sabina Bajgain | 9880 | 19.76 | ||
| Independent | Dilli Ram Ghimire | 1199 | 2.39 | ||
| Others | 2656 | 5.31 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26921 | ||||
| Total | 63,281 | 100 | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | |||||
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Ward results[edit]
| Party | Chairperson | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | 3 | 5 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 11 | 55 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 3 | 0 | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | 0 | 0 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 60 | |
Summary of results by ward[edit]
| Ward No. | Ward Chair | Ward Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Open 2 | Female | Female Dalit | |||
| 1 | Ram kumar Rai | |||||
| 2 | Deepak Baral | |||||
| 3 | Hark Bahadur Basnet | |||||
| 4 | Arjun kumar karki | |||||
| 5 | Kanak Bahadur karki | | | ||||
| 6 | Lalit Bahadur Tamang | |||||
| 7 | Pralladamoni oli | |||||
| 8 | Giriraj Dhamla | |||||
| 9 | Kanchan Kumar Tamang | |||||
| 10 | Naryan Khanal | |||||
| 11 | Rudra Prasad Dangi | |||||
| 12 | Madhusudar Niraula | |||||
| 13 | Krishna Sigdel | |||||
| 14 | Bablal Subba | |||||
| 15 | Gunaraj Bhattarai | |||||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 68 | majority | ||
| Nepali Congress | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| CPN(Maoist Centre) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 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)". Constitution of Nepal. 20 September 2015.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Article 216(4)". Constitution of Nepal. 20 September 2015.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "NC's Bimal Acharya elected Mechinagar Munciplity mayor". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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