2022 Butwal municipal election

Municipal election for Butwal, temporary capital of Lumbini Province is expected to be held in March 2022 for the position of Mayor, a Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairmens and Ward Members. All positions are for a period of 5 years.[2][3] A secondary election is to be held for municipal executive which will elect 5 women from the elected ward members and 3 members who must be from the Dalit and minority community. The electorate for this election will the 159 members chosen direct election.[4]

2022 Butwal municipal elections
March 2022[1]
? seats to Butwal Sub Metropolitan City Council
? seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Khelraj Pandey
Party Nepali Congress+ CPN (UML)
Incumbent Mayor

Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Shiva Prasad Subedi
Outgoing Mayor


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
Party Mayor candidate
Nepali Congress Khel Raj Pandey
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)

Results

Mayoral election
Summary of Butwal mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Nepali Congress Khel Raj Pandey
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout
Summary of Butwal deputy-mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout

Ward results
Summary of Partywise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2022
Party Chairman Members
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Total

See also

References
  1. स्थानीय तहको चुनाव ५ चैतभित्र गर्न आयोगको सुझाव. Himalkhabar हिमालखबर.
  2. Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  3. "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". India News (News Reader). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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