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2022 Lalitpur municipal election

2022 Lalitpur municipal election

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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]

Quick Facts 147 seats to Lalitpur Metropolitan City Council 74 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

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

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Exit polls

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Results

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Ward Results

Results for ward chair by party
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Summary of ward results

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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

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Results

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Municipal Executive composition

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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    "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. [3]
    Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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    यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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    "Chiribabu Maharjan re-elected Lalitpur mayor". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
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    Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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    "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". India News (News Reader). Retrieved 2021-11-30. [permanent dead link]
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    "NC wins mayor, deputy mayor in Lalitpur metro". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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    "ललितपुरको मेयरमा कांग्रेसका चिरीबाबु महर्जनको उम्मेदवारी दर्ता". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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    यी हुन् नेकपा एमालेले उठाएका महानगरपालिकाका मेयर र उपमेयर. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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    ललितपुर महानगरको उपप्रमुखमा माओवादीले बज्राचार्यलाई उम्मेदवार बनाउने. ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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    यी हुन् राप्रपाले टुंग्याएका उम्मेदवारहरु. ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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    "स्थानीय तह निर्वाचन २०७९: ललितपुर महानगरमा गठबन्धन त्याग्दै एकीकृत समाजवादीको उम्मेदवारी घोषणा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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    ललितपुरको मेयरमा विवेकशील साझाले उज्वलकृष्ण श्रेष्ठलाई उठाउने. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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    "ललितपुर महानगरपालिका". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  16. [16]
    Article 216 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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    "ललितपुर महानगरको नगर कार्यपालिकाले पायो पूर्णता". ललितपुर महानगरको नगर कार्यपालिकाले पायो पूर्णता. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
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