2022 Lalitpur municipal election

Municipal election for Lalitpur, the third largest city in Nepal, will be held in March 2022 for the post of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairmen and Ward Members. All posts were elected by First past the post method; with all having a tenure of 5 years.[2][3]

2022 Lalitpur municipal elections
March 2022[1]
147 seats to Lalitpur Metropolitan City Council
74 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Chiribabu Maharjan Hari Krishna Byanjankar
Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML)
Current seats 44 65
Incumbent Mayor


Nepali Congress
Chiri Babu Maharjan
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. With the addition of Wards 1 to 13 of Karyabinayak municipality, the city was upgraded from sub-metropolitan to metropolitan city with 29 wards. 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.[4]

Candidates
Party Mayor candidate Deputy Mayor candidate
Nepali Congress Chiri Babu Maharjan[5] Supporting CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Hari Krishna Byanjankar[6] Manjali Shakya[6]
CPN (Maoist Centre) Supporting Nepali Congress candidate Baburaja Bachracharya[7]
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ashta Maharjan[8] Swarnima Shakya[8]
CPN (Unified Socialist) Hari Krishna Thapa[9] Usha Bajracharya[9]
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Ujwal Krishna Shrestha[10]
Independent Candidate Rajan Khadka

Results
Summary of Lalitpur mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes  %
Nepali Congress Chiri Babu Maharjan
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Hari Krishna Byanjankar
CPN (Unified Socialist) Hari Krishna Thapa
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Ashta Maharjan
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Ujwal Krishna Shrestha
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout
Summary of Lalitpur deputy-mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes  %
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) Manjali Shakya
CPN (Maoist Centre) Baburaja Bachracharya
CPN (Unified Socialist) Usha Bajracharya
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Swarnima Shakya
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout

Ward Results
Summary of Party wise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2017
Party Chairman Members
Nepali Congress
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
CPN (Maoist Centre)
CPN (Unified Socialist)
Independent
Total 29 105

See also

References
  1. "स्थानीय तहको चुनाव ५ चैतभित्र गर्न आयोगको सुझाव".
  2. Chalise, Radha. "ललितपुर महानगरमा चुनावी माहोल बन्दै". Gorkhapatraonline.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". India News (News Reader). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. "ललितपुरको मेयरमा कांग्रेसका चिरीबाबु महर्जनको उम्मेदवारी दर्ता". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. यी हुन् नेकपा एमालेले उठाएका महानगरपालिकाका मेयर र उपमेयर. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  7. ललितपुर महानगरको उपप्रमुखमा माओवादीले बज्राचार्यलाई उम्मेदवार बनाउने. ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  8. यी हुन् राप्रपाले टुंग्याएका उम्मेदवारहरु. ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  9. "स्थानीय तह निर्वाचन २०७९: ललितपुर महानगरमा गठबन्धन त्याग्दै एकीकृत समाजवादीको उम्मेदवारी घोषणा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  10. ललितपुरको मेयरमा विवेकशील साझाले उज्वलकृष्ण श्रेष्ठलाई उठाउने. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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