Municipal election for Biratnagar took place on 13 May 2022, with all 122 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]
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Nagesh Koirala from Nepali Congress was elected as the new mayor of Metropolitan city.[4]
Background
editThe first election after the city was declared as a metropolitan city was held in 2017.[5] 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.[6]
Bhim Parajuli from Nepali Congress was elected as the first mayor of the metropolitan city in the previous election.[7]
Candidates
editIn accordance with the decision of central leaders of Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), People's Socialist Party, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Janamorcha, an alliance was created to contest local elections in some local units. In Biratnagar, Nagesh Koirala from Nepali Congress was the candidate for mayor from the alliance and Amrendra Yadav from People's Socialist party was the candidate for deputy mayor.[8]
Mayoral candidates
edit| Party[9][a] | Mayor candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress (supported by CPN (MC), CPN (US) and PSPN) | Naagesh Koirala[8] | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Sagar Kumar Thapa[10] | |
| Janamat Party | Arun Kumar Mandal | |
| Independent | Sakriya Gautam | |
| Independent | Umesh Kumar Yadav[11] | |
| CPN (Socialist) | Sone Lal Rajbanshi | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Devi Paudel | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Amalesh Kumar Karna | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Prahlad Prasad Sah[12] | |
| Pichhadabarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party | Pradeep Kumar Kamat | |
| Nepali Congress (B.P.) | Ramchandra Prasad Gautam | |
| Federal Democratic National Front | Nageshwar Singh Rajput | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | Mrityunjaya Kumar Mishra | |
Deputy mayoral candidates
edit| Party[9][a] | Deputy Mayor candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shilpa Karki[10] | |
| Janamat Party | Anu Kumari Kamat | |
| Independent | Ganga Devi Subedi | |
| CPN (Socialist) | Laxmi Rajbanshi | |
| Independent | Namita Neupane | |
| Nepali Congress (B.P.) | Maya Ojha | |
| Federal Democratic National Front | Chandrakala Sharma | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Shriju Parajuli | |
| Pichhadibarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party | Hafizan Khatun | |
| Independent | Basundhara Devi Jha | |
| CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Chandrakala Siwakoti | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Bindra Kumari Acharya[12] | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | Sahnaz Khatun | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal (supported by NC, CPN (MC) and CPN (US)) | Amarendra Yadav[8] | |
Opinion poll
edit| Date | News agency | Sample size | Nagesh Koirala | Sagar Thapa | Umesh Yadav | Others/Undecided | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2022 | Setopati[13] | 130 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 45 | Hung |
| 40% | 16% | 9% | 35% |
Exit polls
edit| Date | Pollster | Koirala | Thapa | Yadav | Sah | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | UML | Ind. | RPP | ||||
| 13 May 2022 | Facts Nepal[14] | 49.0% | 29.9% | 12.5% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 19.1% |
Results
editMayoral election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Naagesh Koirala | 30,170 | 44.3% | +6.7% | |
| CPN (UML) | Sagar Kumar Thapa | 21,455 | 31.5% | +3.2% | |
| Independent | Umesh Kumar Yadav | 8,795 | 12.9% | −11.5% | |
| RPP | Prahlad Prasad Shah | 5,216 | 7.7% | −1.3% | |
| Janamat | Arun Kumar Mandal | 823 | 1.1% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi | Mrityunjaya Kumar Mishra | 620 | 0.9% | New | |
| Others | 959 | 1.4% | |||
| Total votes | 68,038 | 100.0% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 21,640 | ||||
| Turnout | 89,678 | ||||
| Registered electors | 133,142 | ||||
| Congress hold | |||||
Deputy mayoral election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (UML) | Shilpa Karki | 25,680 | 46.5% | New | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) | Amarendra Yadav | 14,219 | 25.7% | New | |
| RPP | Binda Kumari Luitel | 6,409 | 11.6% | +2.9% | |
| Independent | Namita Neupane | 5,117 | 9.3% | −15.2% | |
| Janamat | Anu Kumari Kamat | 1,133 | 2.1% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi | Shahnaz Khatun | 808 | 1.5% | New | |
| Others | 1,194 | 2.2% | |||
| Total votes | 55,229 | 100.0% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 34,449 | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | 89,678 | ||||
| Registered electors | 133,142 | ||||
| CPN (UML) gain from Congress | Swing | +55.9% | |||
Ward results
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| Party | Chairpersons | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 9 | 33 | |
| Nepali Congress | 6 | 33 | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2 | 8 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 76 | |
Summary of results by ward
edit| Ward No. | Ward Chair | Ward Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Open 2 | Female | Female Dalit | |||
| 1 | Kaji Bahadur Basnet | |||||
| 2 | Kumar Pokharel | |||||
| 3 | Basu Bahadur Basnet | |||||
| 4 | Jitan Thapa | |||||
| 5 | Santosh Neupane | |||||
| 6 | Harish Chandra Sahani | |||||
| 7 | Madhu Babu Tiwari | |||||
| 8 | Ram Pokharel | |||||
| 9 | Bishwanath Prasad Bhagat | |||||
| 10 | Arjun Giri | |||||
| 11 | Tirthendra Neupane | |||||
| 12 | Hira Lal Kamat | |||||
| 13 | Surya Lal Yadav | |||||
| 14 | Surya Narayan Mahato | |||||
| 15 | Prakash Sah | |||||
| 16 | Uddhav Kumar Bhujel | |||||
| 17 | Samim Kumar Miya | |||||
| 18 | Jitendra Kumar Shah | |||||
| 19 | Shyam Ghimire | |||||
Results for municipal executive election
editThe municipal executive consists of the mayor, who is also the chair of the municipal executive, the deputy mayor and ward chairs from each ward. The members of the municipal assembly will elect five female members and three members from the Dalit and minority community to the municipal executive.[15]
Municipal Assembly composition
edit| Party | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 43 | |
| Nepali Congress | 40 | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 10 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Total | 97 | |
Results
edit| Category | Candidate[16] | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female Member | Kamala Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 55 | |
| Santalidevi Bishwas | 55 | |||
| Sarita Ghimire Nepal | 53 | |||
| Tara Kumari Raya | 53 | |||
| Khusbu Bishwakarma | 52 | |||
| Anju Dahal Gautam | Nepali Congress | 40 | ||
| Rupa Deuja | 40 | |||
| Binita Singh Thakuri | 40 | |||
| Surya Devi Sah | 40 | |||
| Gayatri Thapa | 39 | |||
| Dalit/Minority Member | Om Prakash Sah | Independent | 55 | |
| Sanjiv Kumar Sah | 52 | |||
| Dipak Kumar Karna | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 52 | ||
| Babita Devi Sah | People's Socialist Party | 45 | ||
| Bimala Devi Poddhar | 41 | |||
| Prem Rathi | Nepali Congress | 40 | ||
Municipal Executive composition
edit| Party | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 16 | |
| Nepali Congress | 7 | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
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- ^ Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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- ^ a b "विराटनगरमा एमालेले टुंगायो उम्मेदवार : मेयरमा सागर थापा र उपमेयरमा शिल्पा कार्की". विराटनगरमा एमालेले टुंगायो उम्मेदवार : मेयरमा सागर थापा र उपमेयरमा शिल्पा कार्की. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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- ^ "विराटनगर महानगरपालिका". Twitter. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Article 216 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ^ Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "विराटनगर कार्यपालिकामा पनि हार्यो कांग्रेस–जसपाको गठबन्धन". Setopati. Retrieved 11 June 2022.