2022 Lalitpur municipal election

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2022 Lalitpur municipal elections
← 2017 March 2022[1] 2027 →
147 seats to Lalitpur Metropolitan City Council
74 seats needed for a majority
  Nepali Congress alt flag.svg CPN-UML.svg
Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML)
Current seats 44 65
Incumbent Mayor


Nepali Congress
Chiri Babu Maharjan
Outgoing Mayor



Municipal election for Lalitpur, the third largest city in Nepal, will be held in March 2022 for the post of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairmen and Ward Members. All posts were elected by First past the post method; with all having a tenure of 5 years.[2][3]

Background[]

Elections were last held in 2017. With the passing of a new constitution, a commission was formed to restructure the existing local levels into more powerful and autonomous local bodies. With the addition of Wards 1 to 13 of Karyabinayak municipality, the city was upgraded from sub-metropolitan to metropolitan city with 29 wards. Electors in each ward will elect a ward chairman and 4 ward members. Out of 4 ward members, 2 must be female and one of the 2 females must belong to the Dalit community.[4]

Results[]

Summary of Lalitpur mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Bibeksheel Sajha Party
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total 100
Registered voters/turnout
Summary of Lalitpur deputy-mayoral election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Bibeksheel Sajha Party
Others
Invalid/blank votes
Total 100
Registered voters/turnout

Ward Results[]

Summary of Party wise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2017
Party Chairman Members
Nepali Congress
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Bibeksheel Sajha Party
Independent
Total 29 105

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "स्थानीय तहको चुनाव ५ चैतभित्र गर्न आयोगको सुझाव".
  2. ^ Chalise, Radha. "ललितपुर महानगरमा चुनावी माहोल बन्दै". Gorkhapatraonline.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. ^ "Nepal Election Commission proposes local level polls in March next year". India News (News Reader). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
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