2022 Dhangadhi municipal election

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2022 Dhangadhi municipal elections
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97 seats to Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Nepalese Election Symbol Tree.svg Nepal Communist Party symbol.svg
Candidate Gopal Hamal Nrip Bahadur WadRana Bahadur Chand
Party Independent Congress CPN (UML)
Popular vote26,86514,8179,115
Percentage51.8%28.6%17.6%
Dhangadhi 2022LocalElection Ward.svg
Results for ward chair by party
Mayor before election

Nrip Bahadur Wad
Congress

Elected Mayor

Gopal Hamal
Independent

Municipal election for Dhangadhi took place on 13 May 2022, with all 97 positions up for election across 19 wards. [1] [2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 19 ward chairs and 76 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]

Contents

Independent candidate Gopal Hamal was elected mayor of the sub-metropolitan city defeating incumbent mayor Nrip Bahadur Wad of the Nepali Congress. Congress however regained control of the council. [5]

Background

Dhangadhi was established in 1976 as a municipality. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2015 by incorporating neighboring village development committees into Dhangadhi municipality. [6] Electors in each ward elect a ward chair and four ward members, out of which two must be female and one of the two must belong to the Dalit community. [7]

In the previous election, Nrip Bahadur Wad from Nepali Congress was elected as mayor. [8]

Candidates

PartyMayor candidateDeputy Mayor candidate
Nepali Congress Nrip Bahadur Wad [9]
IndependentGopal Hamal [10]
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Durga Dutt Pant [11]
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Rana Bahadur Chand [9] Kandakala Rana Tharu [9]
CPN (Maoist Centre) Shanti Adhikari [9]
People's Socialist Party, Nepal Kalendra Airee [11]
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Basanta Bahadur Bishwakarma [10]
Nagarik Unmukti Party Nim Kumar Chaudhary [11] Sabitra Chaudhary [11]

Opinion poll

DateNews agencySample sizeGopal HamalNrip Bahadur WadRana Bahadur ChandNoneUndecidedResult
10 May 2022Setopati [12] 100393112144Hung
39%31%21%14%4%

Results

Mayoral election

Mayoral elections result
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gopal Hamal 26,865 51.8% +27.7%
Congress Nrip Bahadur Wad14,81728.6%−1.4%
CPN (UML) Rana Bahadur Chand9,11517.6%−3.2%
Nagrik Unmukti Nim Kumar Chaudhary8051.6%New
Others2760.5%
Total votes51,878 100.0%
Independent gain from Congress Swing +14.6%
Deputy mayoral elections result
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPN (UML) Kandakala Kumari Rana 15,479 39.0% +10.4%
Maoist Centre Shanti Kumari Adhikari12,67032.0%+9.0%
Independent Prabha Kar Bhandari6,60916.7%New
RPP Durga Dutt Pant3,3018.3%+3.9%
Nagrik Unmukti Sabitri Devi Chaudhary1,1332.9%New
Bibeksheel Sajha Bimala Pant4611.2%New
Total votes39,653 100.0%
CPN (UML) gain from Congress Swing +24.8%

Ward results

Summary of Partywise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2022
PartyChairmanMembers
Nepali Congress 1148
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 624
CPN (Maoist Centre) 24
Total1976

Summary of results by ward

Position12345678910111213141516171819
Chairman
Open Member 1
Open Member 2
Female Member
Female Dalit Member
Source: Election Commission

Council formation

PartyMayorDeputy MayorWard ChairmanWard MembersTotal seatsRemarks
Independent1000
Nepali Congress 114859Majority
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 62430
CPN (Maoist Centre) 1247
Total1119769749 for Majority

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References

  1. ↑ Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  2. ↑ "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ↑ Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  4. ↑ यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Independent candidate Gopal Hamal wins in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  7. ↑ Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  8. ↑ "Dalit candidate elected Dhangadi mayor". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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