2022 Lalitpur municipal election explained

Election Name:2022 Lalitpur municipal elections
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2017 Lalitpur municipal election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2027 Lalitpur municipal election
Next Year:2027
Seats For Election:147 seats to Lalitpur Metropolitan City Council
Majority Seats:74
Election Date:13 May 2022
Leader1:Chiri Babu Maharjan
Party1:Nepali Congress
Seats Before1:44
Seats1:56
Seat Change1: 12
Popular Vote1:42,722
Percentage1:56.5%
Leader2:Hari Krishna Byanjankar
Party2:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Seats Before2:76
Seats2:56
Seat Change2: 20
Popular Vote2:24,560
Percentage2:32.5%
Image3:Logo RPP, Nepal.png
Leader3:Ashta Bahadur Maharjan
Party3:Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Seats Before3:0
Seats3:2
Seat Change3: 2
Popular Vote3:5,554
Percentage3:7.3%
Image4:Nepalese Election Symbol Hammer and sickle.svg
Party4:Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
Seats Before4:14
Seats4:12
Seat Change4: 2
Image5:Nepalese Election Symbol Pen.svg
Party5:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:9
Seat Change5: 9
Party6:Independent politician
Seats Before6:1
Seats6:2
Seat Change6: 1
Mayor
Posttitle:Elected Mayor
Before Election:Chiri Babu Maharjan
Before Party:Nepali Congress
After Election:Chiri Babu Maharjan
After Party:Nepali Congress

Municipal election for Lalitpur took place on 13 May 2022, with all 147 positions up for election across 29 wards.[1] [2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 29 ward chairs and 116 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] [4]

Chiri Babu Maharjan of Nepali Congress was re-elected, winning 56.5% of the votes.[5]

Background

Lalitpur was established as a municipality in 1953. The metropolitan city was created in 2017 by incorporating wards 1 to 13 of Karyabinayak municipality into Lalitpur sub-metropolitan city. 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] [7]

In the previous election, Chiri Babu Maharjan from Nepali Congress was elected as the first mayor of the metropolitan city.[8]

Candidates

PartyMayor candidateDeputy Mayor candidate
Nepali CongressChiri Babu Maharjan[9] Supporting CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Hari Krishna Byanjankar[10] Manjali Shakya
CPN (Maoist Centre)Supporting Nepali Congress candidateBaburaj Bachracharya[11]
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyAshta Bahadur Maharjan[12] Swarnima Shakya
CPN (Unified Socialist)Hari Krishna Thapa[13] Usha Bajracharya
Bibeksheel Sajha PartyUjwal Krishna Shrestha[14]
Nepal Majdoor Kisan PartyAshok MaharjanMamita Shrestha
CPN (Marxist–Leninist)Mohan Raj ShakyaSasmita Shrestha
Rastriya Janamukti PartySunny Kapoor Maharjan
Janamat PartyBasudev AmatyaKusum Bajracharya
Aamul Parivartan Masiha Party NepalSapana Maharjan
Maulik Jarokilo PartySapana Shrestha
Nepal Sushasan PartyJanaki Pradhan
IndependentRajendra Thapa Magar
IndependentSarina Lakhe
IndependentSuresh Maharjan
IndependentAjar Man Joshi
IndependentRajan Khadka
IndependentRatna Byanjankar
IndependentSubin Kumar Shakya

Ward Results

|-! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Party! Chairman! Members|-| style="background-color:;" || style="text-align:left;" |Nepali Congress| style="text-align:center;" |11| style="text-align:center;" |44|-| style="background-color:;" || style="text-align:left;" |CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)| style="text-align:center;" |11| style="text-align:center;" |44|-| style="background-color:;" || style="text-align:left;" |CPN (Maoist Centre)| style="text-align:center;" |3| style="text-align:center;" |9|-| style="background-color:;" || style="text-align:left;" |CPN (Unified Socialist)| style="text-align:center;" |2| style="text-align:center;" |7|-| style="background-color:;" || style="text-align:left;" |Rastriya Prajatantra Party| style="text-align:center;" |0| style="text-align:center;" |2|-| style="background-color:;" || style="text-align:left;" | Independent| style="text-align:center;" |2| style="text-align:center;" |0|-| style="background-color:white;" || style="text-align:left;" | Vacant| style="text-align:center;" |0| style="text-align:center;" |10|-! colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | Total! 29! 116|}

Summary of ward results

Ward No.Ward ChairWard Members
OpenOpen 2FemaleFemale Dalit
1
Nirmal TandukarInd
NC
NC
NC
2
Rajesh Kumar MaharjanUS
US
US
UML
US
3
Shreegopal MahrjanUS
US
US
US
US
4
Santosh KhadkaNC
UML
NC
NC
NC
5
Bikash Man ShresthaUML
UML
UML
UML
UML
6
Rupendra Raj ShakyaNC
NC
NC
NC
7
Kul Bahadur MaharjanNC
NC
NC
NC
8
Babu Ratna MaharjanNC
NC
NC
NC
9
Raju MaharjanNC
NC
NC
NC
NC
10
Rabinman ByanjankarNC
NC
NC
NC
NC
11
Aroj Kumar KhadgiNC
UML
NC
UML
UML
12
Narayan Lal AwaleUML
UML
UML
UML
13
Ganesh K.C.Ind
NC
NC
NC
NC
14
Amrit Jung MahatNC
NC
UML
UML
UML
15
Suresh Bahadur ShahiUML
UML
NC
UML
UML
16
Nirmal Ratna ShakyaNC
NC
NC
NC
17
Binod MaharjanUML
UML
UML
UML
18
Damodar KhadkaUML
UML
UML
UML
UML
19
Rajendra MaharjanUML
UML
UML
UML
UML
20
Chandra Lal MaharjanNC
NC
NC
NC
NC
21
Rabindra MaharjanMC
MC
UML
MC
22
Sagar TuladharUML
UML
NC
UML
UML
23
Jeevan MaharjanUML
UML
UML
UML
UML
24
Dinesh Jung PandayUML
UML
UML
UML
UML
25
Daulat Kumar KhatriUML
NC
NC
NC
UML
26
Suresh MaharjanMC
MC
MC
MC
27
Krishna Hari MaharjanMC
MC
MC
MC
28
Birendra MaharjanNC
NC
UML
MC
UML
29
Ganesh Kumar MaharjanUML
RPP
NC
RPP
NC

Note: 1 candidate from CPN (UML) for Ward Member was elected unopposed under Dalit woman reserved seats. 10 ward member seats reserved for Dalit women were left unfilled due to lack of candidates.

Results for municipal executive election

The 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.[16]

Municipal Assembly composition

PartyMembers

Nepali Congress56

CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)56

CPN (Unified Socialist)12

CPN (Maoist Centre)9

Rastriya Prajatantra Party2

Independent2
Vacant10
Total147

Results

CategoryCandidate[17] Party
Female MemberUma Shrestha Bajracharya
Nepali Congress
Sanu Maharjan Awale
Laxmi Sharma Dahal
Babita Shrestha
Sharan Laxmi Maharjan
CPN (Maoist Centre)
Apulu Shakya
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Rukmani Maharjan
Sangita Achhami
Sukumaya Lama
Sulochana Maharjan
Dalit/Minority MemberBikash Kumar Roka
Nepali Congress
Ram Sharan Sarki
CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sanu Kaji Tolange
CPN (Unified Socialist)
Krishna Kumar Nepali
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Natibabu Suchikar
Maneka Chyamele

Municipal Executive composition

PartyMembers

Nepali Congress17

CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)12

CPN (Maoist Centre)5

CPN (Unified Socialist)3

Independent2
Total39

See also

Notes and References

  1. 215(6). Nepal. Nepali. September 20, 2015. [<!--]. April 15, 2017-->.
  2. Web site: Government announces local level elections for May 13 . 2022-05-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  3. 216(4). Nepal. Nepali. September 20, 2015. [<!--]. May 22, 2022-->.
  4. Web site: hi:यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो . http://setopati.com/chapa-bata/65858/ . 2 June 2017 . Setopati.
  5. Web site: Chiribabu Maharjan re-elected Lalitpur mayor . 2022-05-25 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  6. 223(2). Nepal. Nepali. September 20, 2015. [<!--]. May 22, 2022-->.
  7. Web site: Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year. 2021-11-30. India News (News Reader). EN.
  8. Web site: NC wins mayor, deputy mayor in Lalitpur metro . 2022-05-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  9. Web site: ललितपुरको मेयरमा कांग्रेसका चिरीबाबु महर्जनको उम्मेदवारी दर्ता . 2022-04-25 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  10. Web site: hi:यी हुन् नेकपा एमालेले उठाएका महानगरपालिकाका मेयर र उपमेयर . https://www.setopati.com/election/localelection/268555/ . 2022-04-24 . Setopati . hi.
  11. Web site: ne:ललितपुर महानगरको उपप्रमुखमा माओवादीले बज्राचार्यलाई उम्मेदवार बनाउने . https://ekantipur.com/local-elections-2022/2022/04/23/1650708450814936.html . 2022-04-24 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  12. Web site: ne:यी हुन् राप्रपाले टुंग्याएका उम्मेदवारहरु . https://ekantipur.com/news/2022/04/23/165073317988233418.html . 2022-04-24 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  13. Web site: स्थानीय तह निर्वाचन २०७९: ललितपुर महानगरमा गठबन्धन त्याग्दै एकीकृत समाजवादीको उम्मेदवारी घोषणा . 2022-04-25 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  14. Web site: hi:ललितपुरको मेयरमा विवेकशील साझाले उज्वलकृष्ण श्रेष्ठलाई उठाउने . https://www.setopati.com/politics/268050/ . 2022-04-24 . Setopati . hi.
  15. Web site: ललितपुर महानगरपालिका . 2022-05-13 . Twitter . en.
  16. 216. Nepal. Nepali. September 20, 2015. [<!--]. May 22, 2022-->.
  17. Web site: ललितपुर महानगरको नगर कार्यपालिकाले पायो पूर्णता . 2022-06-11 . ललितपुर महानगरको नगर कार्यपालिकाले पायो पूर्णता.

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