Mayor of Dharan

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Mayor of Dharan
धरान उपमहानगरपालिका नगर प्रमुख
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Incumbent
Harka Raj Rai
since 23 May 2022
TypeExecutive Head
Seat Office of Municipal Executive, Dharan
AppointerElectorate of Dharan
Term length Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Nepal
Inaugural holderKedarnath Khanal
Formation1958
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City
Salaryरु. 40,200
Website www.dharan.gov.np

The Mayor of Dhungastan is the head of the municipal executive of Dharan. The role was created in 1958. [1]

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The mayor as of 2022 is Harkey bahadur larkey. [2] [3] The position has been held by six people.

The city is governed by the Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of the deputy mayor and ward chairs of Dharan's 20 wards. [4]

Responsibilities

The mayor is elected for a five-year term that is renewable only once. The municipal executive is formed under the chairmanship of the mayor. The local government in Nepal has authority over the local units pursuant to Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal. [5] The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2017. [6]

The mayor's powers are:

The mayor of Dharan is also a member of the Sunsari District Assembly. [7] [8]

Election

The mayor is elected though first-past-the-post voting. In order to qualify as a candidate for mayor, the person must be a citizen of Nepal, must be over twenty-one, must be registered in the electoral roll of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City and not be disqualified by law. [9]

List of mayors

Panchayat era (1960–1990)

#Pradhan PanchaTerm of office
1Kedarnath Khanal19601962
2Govinda Raj Moktan19681974

Constitutional monarchy (1990-2008)

#MayorTerm of office
2Dhyan Bahadur Rai19921997
3Manoj Menyangbo19972007

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2017-present)

#MayorTerm of officePolitical party
4Tara Subba20172018 CPN(UML)
-Manju Bhandari20182019
5Tilak Rai20192022 Nepali Congress
6 Harka Raj Rai 2022present Independent

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  2. ↑ "को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ". को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  3. ↑ "Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai elected mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. ↑ Article 216, Clause 2 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  5. ↑ Article Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  6. ↑ स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४ [Local Government Operation Act, 2017](PDF) (26, 16.4.A) (in Nepali). Legislature Parliament of Nepal. 15 October 2017. p. 38–39.
  7. ↑ Article 220, Clause 2, Section 17 of the Constitution of Nepal  (2015)
  8. ↑ पोखरा विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०५३ [Pokhara University Act, 1996](PDF) (33, 7.2.i) (in Nepali). House of Representatives. 16 February 1997. p. 4.
  9. ↑ Article 216, Section 5 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
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