2022 Pokhara municipal election

Municipal election for Pokhara, is expected to be held in May 2022 for the position of Mayor, a Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairmen and Ward Members. All positions are for a period of 5 years.[3][4] A secondary election is to be held for municipal executive which will elect 5 women from the elected ward members and 3 members who must be from the Dalit and minority community.[5]

2022 Pokhara municipal elections
13 May 2022[1]
? seats to Pokhara Metropolitan City Council
 
Leader Bimal Bahadur Karki[2] Dhanraj Acharya
Party Nepali Congress
(Run as independent)		 CPN (Unified Socialist) CPN (UML)
Incumbent Mayor

Man Bahadur GC
Outgoing Mayor
CPN (UML)


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. The city limits of Kathmandu remained unchanged during this restructuring but the number of wards was decreased from 35 to 32. 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.

Mayor and deputy mayor candidates
Post Parties Symbol Name
Mayor Nepali Congress
(Independent)		 Bimal Kumar Karki
CPN (Unified Socialist) Dhanraj Acharya
CPN (UML)
Deputy mayor Nepali Congress Kopila Ranabhat
CPN (UML)

Mayoral results
Summary of Pokhara mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Nepali Congress
(Independent)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout
Summary of Pokhara deputy-mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout

Ward results
Summary of Partywise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2022
Party Chairman Members
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Total

See also

References
  1. "Local election on May 13". February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. "पोखरा महानगरपालिकामा कांग्रेसका बागी उम्मेदवारले गरे मनाेनयन दर्ता".
  3. Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  4. "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". India News (News Reader). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. "यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो". Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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