2022 Nepalese local elections

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2022 Nepalese local elections
← 2017 13 May 2022[1] 2027 →
6 Metropolitan Cities
11 Sub-Metropolitan Cities
276 Municipalities
460 Rural Municipalities
  Nepali Congress party logo.png New logo CPN (UML).png Flag of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).svg
Leader Sher Bahadur Deuba K.P. Oli Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML) Maoist Centre
Leader since 7 March 2016 8 March 2021 8 March 2021
Mayors/Chairmen +/– 281 [b] 274 [c] 90[a]
  CPN (Unified Socialist) logo.jpg Flag of Janata Samajbadi Party.svg LSP-N logo.png
Leader Madhav Kumar Nepal Upendra Yadav Mahantha Thakur
Party CPN (Unified Socialist) PSP-N Loktantrik Samajwadi
Leader since 18 August 2021 May 2020 18 August 2021
Mayors/Chairmen +/– 19 42 [d] 18
  Logo RPP, Nepal.png Tmalopa flag.png People's Progressive Party flag.png
Leader Rajendra Prasad Lingden Brikhesh Chandra Lal Hridayesh Tripathi
Party RPP TMLP PPP
Leader since 5 December 2021 3 December 2021 14 December 2021
Mayors/Chairmen +/– 5 New Party New Party

The 2022 Nepalese local elections are going to be held in 13 May, 2022 in 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities.[2] It will be the second local level election to be held since the promulgation of the new constitution.[3]

Electoral system[]

Each local level has a Chairperson/Mayor and a Deputy chairperson/Deputy Mayor. Local levels are further subdivided into wards which have a ward chairperson and 4 members out of which 2 must be female with 1 one of them from the Dalit community.[4] The Chairperson/Mayor and a Deputy chairperson/Deputy Mayor are chosen by voters of the entire local level while Ward Chairperson and Ward Members are chosen by voters of the concerned ward. A single ballot is used for voting and First past the post electoral system is used to select the winner.

Local Level Type Choice
Metropolitan City Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward
Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward
Municipality Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward
Rural Municipality Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Ward Chairperson, 4 Ward members per ward

Qualification for candidates[]

According to Part 17 of the Constitution, a person who meets the following criteria is qualified to become a candidate for various elected offices of the local level:[5]

  • citizen of Nepal,
  • completed the age of twenty one years,
  • registered voters of concerned local level,[e] and
  • not being disqualified by any Federal law,

Parties and alliance[]

  Democratic alliance []

Debates on Alliance are on while party portfolios including Vice-president Dhanraj Gurung and General Secretary Gagan Thapa have publically opposed possibility of any electoral alliance.[6][7] Senior leaders including Shekhar Koirala, Bimalendra Nidhi, Shashanka Koirala and Prakash Man Singh have also opposed the possibility of any electoral alliance with major parties.[8][9][10][11]

No. Party[12] Flag Symbol Leader Photo Local levels contested Chief Candidates Deputy chief Candidates
1. Nepali Congress Nepali Congress.png Nepalese Election Symbol Tree.svg Sher Bahadur Deuba The former Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuba meeting the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, in New Delhi on June 13, 2013 (cropped).jpg 608 TBD TBD
2. Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal LSP-N logo.png Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Mahantha Thakur MahanthaThakur.png 145 TBD TBD

  CPN (UML)+[]

CPN (UML) leaders including chairman KP Sharma Oli and General Secretary Shankar Pokharel have publicly declined the possibility of going to election in a pre-poll alliance.[13][14]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Local levels contested Chief Candidates Deputy chief Candidates
1. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Flag of the CPN-UML (2021-).svg CPN (UML) election symbol 1.png KP Sharma Oli KP Oli.png TBD TBD TBD

  Left alliance[]

CPN (Maoist Centre) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has made claims publicly that there would be four party alliance in upcoming elections merely for a long time.[15][16] Similarly, leaders of CPN (Unified Socialist), PSP-N and Rastriya Janamorcha have made announcement regarding the possible electoral alliance.[17][18][19]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Local levels contested Chief Candidates Deputy chief Candidates
1. Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Flag of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).svg Election logo Maoist.jpg Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda 2009.jpg TBD TBD TBD
2. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) Flag of the CPN (Unified Socialist).svg Nepalese Election Symbol Pen.jpg Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal 2009-09-23.jpg TBD TBD TBD
3. People's Socialist Party, Nepal Flag of Janata Samajbadi Party.svg Rastriya Janata Party electoral symbol.png Upendra Yadav Upendra Yadav at Rajbiraj (cropped).jpg TBD TBD TBD
4. Rastriya Janamorcha RaJaMo.png Chitra Bahadur K.C. Circle-icons-profile.svg TBD TBD TBD

  RPP+[]

After the declaration of date of election, conducted meeting of party portfolios and former portfolios which gave decision of running candidates in all local levels. Still the party didn't rule out the possibility of alliance with parties of similar ideology including restoration of Hindu state and Constitutional monarchy.[20][21]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Local levels contested Chief Candidates Deputy chief Candidates
1. Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rppnepalflagnewversion.png Logo RPP, Nepal.png Rajendra Prasad Lingden Circle-icons-profile.svg TBD TBD TBD
2. Bibeksheel Sajha Party Sajha Party.png Bibeksheel Sajha Party.svg Rabindra Mishra Circle-icons-profile.svg TBD TBD TBD

Others[]

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Local levels contested Chief Candidates Deputy chief Candidates
1. People's Progressive Party People's Progressive Party flag.png Nepalese election symbol farmer.jpg Hridayesh Tripathi Circle-icons-profile.svg TBD TBD TBD
2. Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Tmalopa flag.png Nepalese election symbol urn.jpg Brikhesh Chandra Lal Circle-icons-profile.svg TBD TBD TBD
3. Nepal Workers Peasants Party Nepali Workers Peasants Party flag.png Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party.svg Narayan Man Bijukchhe Narayanman bijukchhe comrade rohit.png TBD TBD TBD
4. People's Freedom Party Nagrik unmukti symbol.jpg Resham Lal Chaudhary Circle-icons-profile.svg TBD TBD TBD
5. Janamat Party Flag of Janamat Party Nepal.png Janamat Party Election Symbol C. K. Raut Circle-icons-profile.svg TBD TBD TBD

Results[]

Parties Election symbol Mayor/Chairman Deputy Mayor/Chairman Ward Chairperson Ward Member
Nepali Congress Nepalese Election Symbol Tree.svg
CPN (UML) CPN (UML) election symbol 1.png
CPN (Maoist Centre) Election logo Maoist.jpg
CPN (Unified Socialist) Nepalese Election Symbol Pen.jpg
People's Socialist Party, Nepal Rastriya Janata Party electoral symbol.png
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Nepalese election symbol cycle.jpg
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Logo RPP, Nepal.png
People's Progressive Party (Nepal) Nepalese election symbol farmer.jpg
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nepalese election symbol urn.jpg
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Bibeksheel Sajha Party.svg
Rastriya Janamorcha RaJaMo.png
Nepal Workers Peasants Party Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party.svg
Janamat Party Janamat Party Election Symbol.png
Independents
Total 753 753 6,742 26,790

Detailed[]

Province City Mayor before election Party Mayor after election Party
Province No. 1 Biratnagar Bheem Parajuli Nepali Congress
Dharan Tilak Rai Nepali Congress
Itahari Dwarika Lal Chaudhary CPN (Unified Socialist)
Madhesh Janakpur Lal Kishor Sah PSP-N
Birgunj Vijaya Kumar Sarawagi PSP-N
Kalaiya Rajesh Raya Yadav Nepali Congress
Jitpursimara Krishna Prasad Paudel CPN (UML)
Bagmati Hetauda Hari Bahadur Mahat CPN (UML)
Lalitpur Chiri Babu Maharjan Nepali Congress
Bharatpur Renu Dahal CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu Bidya Sundar Shakya CPN (UML)
Gandaki Pokhara Man Bahadur GC CPN (UML)
Lumbini Butwal Shiva Raj Subedi CPN (UML)
Tulsipur Ghana Shyam Pandey CPN (UML)
Ghorahi Naru Lal Chaudhary CPN (UML)
Nepalgunj Dhawal Shamsher Rana RPP
Sudurpashchim Dhangadhi Nrip Bahadur Wad Nepali Congress

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ After Party Split
  2. ^ Candidates elected from Nepal Loktantrik Forum in previous election and a seat gain from by-elections held in 2019 are also included
  3. ^ After Several Party Splits
  4. ^ No. of candidates elected under Rastriya Janata Party, Naya Shakti Party and Federal Socialist Forum in previous election
  5. ^ Canditates for ward chairperson and ward members must be registered in the concerned ward

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  5. ^ Part 17 Constitution of Nepal
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