2022 Nepalese local elections
The 2022 Nepalese local elections are going to be held in 13 May, 2022 in 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities.[2] It will be the second local level election to be held since the promulgation of the new constitution.[3]
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Electoral system
Each local level has a Chairperson/Mayor and a Deputy chairperson/Deputy Mayor. Local levels are further subdivided into wards which have a ward chairperson and 4 members out of which 2 must be female with 1 one of them from the Dalit community.[4] The Chairperson/Mayor and a Deputy chairperson/Deputy Mayor are chosen by voters of the entire local level while Ward Chairperson and Ward Members are chosen by voters of the concerned ward. A single ballot is used for voting and First past the post electoral system is used to select the winner.
| Local Level Type | Choice |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan City | Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward |
| Sub-Metropolitan City | Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward |
| Municipality | Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward |
| Rural Municipality | Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward |
Qualification for candidates
According to Part 17 of the Constitution, a person who meets the following criteria is qualified to become a candidate for various elected offices of the local level:[5]
- citizen of Nepal,
- completed the age of twenty one years,
- registered voters of concerned local level,[lower-alpha 1] and
- not being disqualified by any Federal law,
Results
| Parties | Mayor/Chairman | Deputy Mayor/Chairman | Ward Chairperson | Ward Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | |||||
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |||||
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | |||||
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | |||||
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |||||
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | |||||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | |||||
| People's Progressive Party | |||||
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | |||||
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | |||||
| Rastriya Janamorcha | |||||
| Nepal Workers Peasants Party | |||||
| Independents | |||||
| Total | 753 | 753 | 6,742 | 26,790 | |
Detailed (Major cities)
See also
Notes
- Canditates for ward chairperson and ward members must be registered in the concerned ward
References
- "Local election on May 13". February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- "देउवाको रणनीति : स्थानीय तहभन्दा पहिले संसदको चुनाव". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- "Elections in Nepal 2017 Local Elections Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-07-12.
- Part 17 Constitution of Nepal
- "Birgunj Mayor Sarawagi joins CPN-UML". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 April 2022.