Mayor of Pokhara

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Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City
पोखरा महानगरपालिकाका नगर प्रमुख
Emblem of Pokhara.svg
Seal of Pokhara Metropolitan City
Incumbent
Dhana Raj Acharya
since 27 May 2022
TypeExecutive Head
Seat Office of Municipal Executive, Pokhara
AppointerElectorate of Pokhara
Term length Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Nepal
Inaugural holderShiva Bahadur Thapa
Formation1959
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City
Salaryरु 43,000 [1]
Website pokharamun.gov.np

The mayor of Pokhara is the head of the municipal executive of Pokhara Metropolitan City. The role was first created in 1959. [2]

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The current mayor is Dhana Raj Acharya who was elected in the 2022 election. [3] The position has been held by sixteen people since its creation. [4] [5]

The city of Pokhara is governed by the Pokhara Metropolitan City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of the deputy mayor and ward chairs of all 33 wards of Pokhara. [6]

Power and functions

The mayor is elected by the residents of Pokhara Metropolitan City for a five-year period that is renewable only once. The municipal executive is formed under the chairmanship of the mayor. Local government in Nepal has authority over the local units pursuant to Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal. [7] The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2017. [8]

The main functions of the mayor are:

The mayor of Pokhara is also a member of the Kaski District Assembly and the senate of Pokhara University. [9] [10]

Elections

The mayor is elected though first-past-the-post voting for a period of five-years. In order to qualify as a candidate for mayor, the person must be a citizen of Nepal, must be over the age of twenty-one years, must be a voter who is registered in the electoral roll of Pokhara Metropolitan City and must not be disqualified by law. [11]

List of mayors

Transition period (1959–60)

#MayorTerm of office
1Shiva Bahadur Thapa19591960

Panchayat era (1960–1988)

#Pradhan PanchaTerm of office
2Nagendra Bahadur Rayamajhi19601966
3Ambar Bahadur Karki19661971
4Rudra Bahadur Karki19711974
5Dilip Kumar Palikhe19741975
6Ramesh Bahadur Bhattarai19751976
7Ganesh Sherchan19761981
8Shree Prasad Gurung19811982
9Uttam Bahadur Pun19821984
10Surya Bahadur K.C.19841988

Constitutional monarchy era (1992–2007)

#MayorTerm of officePolitical party
11Bhola Thapa19921997 Nepali Congress
12Krishna Bahadur Thapa19972001 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
13Harka Bahadur Gurung20032004 [12] Appointed by King Gyandendra
14Bhimsen Thapa20042007

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2017–22)

#MayorTerm of officeElectedPolitical party
15 Man Bahadur G.C. May 29, 2017 [13] May 19, 2022 2017 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
16 Dhana Raj Acharya May 27, 2022 [14] present 2022 CPN (Unified Socialist)

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  5. ↑ "पोखरा महानगरको पाँच वर्ष" (PDF). Pokhara Metropolitan City. 6 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Article 216, Clause 2 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  7. ↑ Article Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  8. ↑ "स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४" [Local Government Operation Act, 2017]. Article 16.4.A, Act No. 26 of 15 October 2017 (PDF) (in Nepali). Legislature Parliament of Nepal. p. 38–39.
  9. ↑ Article 220, Clause 2, Section 17 of the Constitution of Nepal  (2015)
  10. ↑ "पोखरा विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०५३" [Pokhara University Act, 1996]. Article 7.2.i, Act No. 33 of 16 February 1997 (PDF) (in Nepali). House of Representatives. p. 4.
  11. ↑ Article 216, Section 5 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
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