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2022 Dhangadhi municipal elections

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97 seats to Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City Council 49 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Gopal Hamal Nrip Bahadur Wad Rana Bahadur Chand Party Independent Congress CPN (UML) Popular vote 26,865 14,817 9,115 Percentage 51.8% 28.6% 17.6%
Results for ward chair by party
Mayor before election Nrip Bahadur Wad Congress Elected Mayor Gopal Hamal Independent

Municipal election for Dhangadhi took place on 13 May 2022, with all 97 positions up for election across 19 wards. 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.

Independent candidate Gopal Hamal was elected mayor of the sub-metropolitan city defeating incumbent mayor Nrip Bahadur Wad of the Nepali Congress. Congress however regained control of the council.

Background

Dhangadhi was established in 1976 as a municipality. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2015 by incorporating neighboring village development committees into Dhangadhi municipality. 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.

In the previous election, Nrip Bahadur Wad from Nepali Congress was elected as mayor.

Candidates

Opinion poll

Results

Mayoral election

Ward results

Summary of results by ward

Council formation

See also

• 2022 Nepalese local elections
• 2022 Lalitpur municipal election
• 2022 Kathmandu municipal election
• 2022 Janakpur municipal election
• 2022 Pokhara municipal election

References

1. Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
2. "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
3. Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
4. यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
5. "Independent candidate Gopal Hamal wins in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
6. "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
7. Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
8. "Dalit candidate elected Dhangadi mayor". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
9. ^ यी हुन् ६ महानगर र ११ उपमहानगरमा सत्ता गठबन्धन र एमालेका मेयर/उपमेयर उम्मेदवार. Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
10. ^ धनगढी, दिलबहादुर छत्याल र पुष्पराज जोशी. धनगढीमा तीनजनाको मेयरमा उम्मेदवारी. nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
11. ^ धनगढी उपमहानगरपालिकाको प्रमुखमा १० र उपप्रमुखमा ७ जनाको उम्मेदवारी. धनगढी उपमहानगरपालिकाको प्रमुखमा १० र उपप्रमुखमा ७ जनाको उम्मेदवारी. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
12. Setopati, सविता बुढा. "धनगढीमा स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवार गोपाल हमालतिर बहेको हावा रोक्न कांग्रेसका नृप वडलाई चुनौती". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-05-10.

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Metropolitan Cities	Bharatpur Biratnagar Birgunj Kathmandu Lalitpur Pokhara
Sub-metropolitan Cities	Butwal Dhangadhi Dharan Ghorahi Hetauda Itahari Janakpur Jitpursimara Kalaiya Nepalgunj Tulsipur
Municipalities	Rajbiraj

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