2022 Biratnagar municipal election

Municipal election for Biratnagar, capital of Province No. 1, is to be held on 13 May 2022 for the position of mayor, a deputy mayor, 19 ward chairmen and ward members.[1] All positions are for a period of 5 years.[2]

2022 Biratnagar municipal elections
13 May 2022[1]
97 seats to Biratnagar Metropolitan City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Nagesh Koirala Sagar Thapa
Party Nepali Congress+ CPN (UML)
Incumbent Mayor

Bheem Parajuli
Nepali Congress


Background

Elections were last held in 2017. With the passing of a new constitution, a commission was formed to restructure the existing local levels into more powerful and autonomous local bodies. Electors in each ward will elect a ward chairman and 4 ward members. Out of 4 ward members, 2 must be female and one of the 2 females must belong to the Dalit community.

Candidates

Mayoral candidates[3][lower-alpha 1]
Party Mayor candidate
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sagar Kumar Thapa[4]
Janamat Party Arun Kumar Mandal
Independent Sakriya Gautam
Independent Umesh Kumar Yadav[5]
CPN (Socialist) Sone Lal Rajbanshi
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Devi Paudel
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Amalesh Kumar Karna
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Prahlad Prasad Sah[6]
Pichhadabarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party Pradeep Kumar Kamat
Nepali Congress (B.P.) Ramchandra Prasad Gautam
Federal Democratic National Front Nageshwar Singh Rajput
Nepali Congress (supported by CPN (MC), CPN (US) and PSPN) Naagesh Koirala[7]
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Mrityunjaya Kumar Mishra

Deputy mayoral candidates[3][lower-alpha 1]
Party Deputy Mayor candidate
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shilpa Karki[4]
Janamat Party Anu Kumari Kamat
Independent Ganga Devi Subedi
CPN (Socialist) Laxmi Rajbanshi
Independent Namita Neupane
Nepali Congress (B.P.) Maya Ojha
Federal Democratic National Front Chandrakala Sharma
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Shriju Parajuli
Pichhadibarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party Hafizan Khatun
Independent Basundhara Devi Jha
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Chandrakala Siwakoti
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (supported by NC, CPN (MC) and CPN (US)) Amarendra Yadav[7]
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bindra Kumari Acharya[6]
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Sahnaz Khatun

Results

Mayoral election
Summary of Biratnagar mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Sagar Thapa
Nepali Congress Nagesh Koirala
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout

Deputy mayoral election
Summary of Biratnagar deputy-mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) Shilpa Nirala (Karki)
People's Socialist Party, Nepal Amarendra Yadav
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout

Ward results
Summary of partywise ward chairpersons and ward member seats won, 2022
Party Chairpersons Members
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Others
Total

See also

Notes
  1. In order published by Election Commission

References
  1. "Local election on May 13". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  3. "स्थानीय तह निर्वाचन २०७९, उम्मेदवारको विवरण (प्रणालीमा हाल सम्म प्रबिस्ट भएको आधारमा मिति: २०७९/०१/२१ , समय: ६ बजे)" .... Election Commission Nepal (Excel file) (in Nepali). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. "विराटनगरमा एमालेले टुंगायो उम्मेदवार : मेयरमा सागर थापा र उपमेयरमा शिल्पा कार्की". विराटनगरमा एमालेले टुंगायो उम्मेदवार : मेयरमा सागर थापा र उपमेयरमा शिल्पा कार्की. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  5. "विराटनगरमा युवा उम्मेदवारको प्रतिस्पर्धा". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. "राप्रपाको विराटनगर मेयर उम्मेदवार प्रह्लाद साह". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  7. "गठबन्धनबाट विराटनगरको मेयर, उपमेयरमा उम्मेदवारी दर्ता". गठबन्धनबाट विराटनगरको मेयर, उपमेयरमा उम्मेदवारी दर्ता. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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