Mayor of Dharan explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Dharan
Insigniasize:	190px
Insigniacaption:	Seal
Incumbent:	Harka Raj Rai
Type:	Executive Head
Seat:	Office of Municipal Executive, Dharan
Appointer:	Electorate of Dharan
Termlength:	Five years, renewable once
Constituting Instrument:	Constitution of Nepal
Native Name:	धरान उपमहानगरपालिका नगर प्रमुख
Inaugural:	Kedarnath Khanal
Formation:	1958
Deputy:	Deputy Mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City
Incumbentsince:	23 May 2022
Salary:	रु. 40,200

The Mayor of Dhungastan is the head of the municipal executive of Dharan. The role was created in 1958.^[1]

The mayor as of 2022 is Harkey bahadur larkey.^{[2] [3]} The position has been held by six people.

The city is governed by the Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of the deputy mayor and ward chairs of Dharan's 20 wards.^[4]

Responsibilities

The mayor is elected for a five-year term that is renewable only once. The municipal executive is formed under the chairmanship of the mayor. The local government in Nepal has authority over the local units pursuant to Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal.^[5] The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2017.^[6]

The mayor's powers are:

• Summon and chair meetings of the municipal assembly and the municipal executive
• Table agendas and proposals to the assembly and executive
• Prepare and present the annual programmes and budget
• Enforce the decisions of the assembly and executive
• Oversee the work of committees and sub-committees of the municipality and ward committees.

The mayor of Dharan is also a member of the Sunsari District Assembly.^{[7] [8]}

Election

The mayor is elected though first-past-the-post voting. In order to qualify as a candidate for mayor, the person must be a citizen of Nepal, must be over twenty-one, must be registered in the electoral roll of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City and not be disqualified by law.^[9]

List of mayors

Panchayat era (1960–1990)

	Pradhan Pancha	Term of office
1	Kedarnath Khanal	1960	1962
2	Govinda Raj Moktan	1968	1974

Constitutional monarchy (1990-2008)

	Mayor	Term of office
2	Dhyan Bahadur Rai	1992	1997
3	Manoj Menyangbo	1997	2007

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2017-present)

	Mayor	Term of office		Political party
4	Tara Subba	2017	2018		CPN(UML)
-	Manju Bhandari	2018	2019
5	Tilak Rai	2019	2022		Nepali Congress
6	Harka Raj Rai	2022	present		Independent

See also

• Dharan
• 2022 Dharan municipal election
• Mayor of Kathmandu
• List of mayors of Pokhara
• Mayor of Hetauda

Notes and References

1. Web site: नेपालमा स्थानीय निर्वाचन ! . 2022-09-17 . Nepal Khoj.
2. Web site: को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ . 2022-09-17 . को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ . en.
3. Web site: Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai elected mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City . 2022-09-17 . kathmandupost.com . English.
4. 216. 2. Nepal. Nepali. September 20, 2015. [<!--]. May 23, 2022-->.
5. Schedule 8. Nepal. September 20, 2015.
6. 26. 15 October 2017. 16.4.A. Legislature Parliament of Nepal. स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४. Local Government Operation Act, 2017. 38–39. ne.
7. 220. 2. 17. Nepal. 2015.
8. 33. 16 February 1997. 7.2.i. House of Representatives. पोखरा विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०५३. Pokhara University Act, 1996. 4. ne.
9. 216. 5. Nepal. September 20, 2015.