2022 Biratnagar municipal election

Municipal election for Biratnagar took place on 13 May 2022, with all 122 positions up for election across 19 wards.[1][2] 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.[3]

2022 Biratnagar municipal elections
13 May 2022
97 seats to Biratnagar Metropolitan City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nagesh Koirala Sagar Thapa Umesh Kumar Yadav
Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML) Independent
Seats before 50 14 1
Seats won 39 44 3
Seat change Decrease 11 Increase 30 Increase 2
Popular vote 30,170 21,455 8,795
Percentage 44.3% 31.5% 12.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Prahlad Prasad Shah
Party RPP PSP-N Maoist Centre
Seats before 0 27 5
Seats won 1 10 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 17 Decrease 5
Popular vote 5,216
Percentage 7.7%
Mayor before election

Bhim Parajuli
Nepali Congress

 Elected mayor

Nagesh Koirala
Nepali Congress

Nagesh Koirala from Nepali Congress was elected as the new mayor of Metropolitan city.[4]

Background

The first election after the city was declared as a metropolitan city was held in 2017.[5] 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]

Bhim Parajuli from Nepali Congress was elected as the first mayor of the metropolitan city in the previous election.[7]

Candidates

In accordance with the decision of central leaders of Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), People's Socialist Party, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Janamorcha, an alliance was created to contest local elections in some local units. In Biratnagar, Nagesh Koirala from Nepali Congress was the candidate for mayor from the alliance and Amrendra Yadav from People's Socialist party was the candidate for deputy mayor.[8]

Mayoral candidates
Party[9][lower-alpha 1] Mayor candidate
Nepali Congress (supported by CPN (MC), CPN (US) and PSPN) Naagesh Koirala[8]
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Sagar Kumar Thapa[10]
Janamat Party Arun Kumar Mandal
Independent Sakriya Gautam
Independent Umesh Kumar Yadav[11]
CPN (Socialist) Sone Lal Rajbanshi
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Devi Paudel
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Amalesh Kumar Karna
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Prahlad Prasad Sah[12]
Pichhadabarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party Pradeep Kumar Kamat
Nepali Congress (B.P.) Ramchandra Prasad Gautam
Federal Democratic National Front Nageshwar Singh Rajput
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Mrityunjaya Kumar Mishra

Deputy mayoral candidates
Party[9][lower-alpha 1] Deputy Mayor candidate
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Shilpa Karki[10]
Janamat Party Anu Kumari Kamat
Independent Ganga Devi Subedi
CPN (Socialist) Laxmi Rajbanshi
Independent Namita Neupane
Nepali Congress (B.P.) Maya Ojha
Federal Democratic National Front Chandrakala Sharma
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Shriju Parajuli
Pichhadibarga Nishad Dalit Janajati Party Hafizan Khatun
Independent Basundhara Devi Jha
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) Chandrakala Siwakoti
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Bindra Kumari Acharya[12]
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Sahnaz Khatun
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (supported by NC, CPN (MC) and CPN (US)) Amarendra Yadav[8]

Opinion poll
Date News agency Sample size Nagesh Koirala Sagar Thapa Umesh Yadav Others/Undecided Result
9 May 2022 Setopati[13] 130 52 21 12 45 Hung
40% 16% 9% 35%

Exit polls
Date Pollster Koirala Thapa Yadav Sah Others Lead
Congress UML Ind. RPP
13 May 2022 Facts Nepal[14] 49.0% 29.9% 12.5% 4.4% 4.2% 19.1%

Results

Mayoral election
Mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nepali Congress Naagesh Koirala 30,170 44.3% +6.7%
CPN (UML) Sagar Kumar Thapa 21,455 31.5% +3.2%
Independent Umesh Kumar Yadav 8,795 12.9% -11.5%
RPP Prahlad Prasad Shah 5,216 7.7% -1.3%
Janamat Party Arun Kumar Mandal 823 1.1% New
Loktantrik Samajwadi Mrityunjaya Kumar Mishra 620 0.9% New
Others 959 1.4%
Total votes 68,038 100.0%
Rejected ballots 21,640
Turnout 89,678
Registered electors 133,142
Nepali Congress hold

Deputy mayoral election
Deputy mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPN (UML) Shilpa Karki 25,680 46.5% New
PSP-N Amarendra Yadav 14,219 25.7% New
RPP Binda Kumari Luitel 6,409 11.6% +2.9%
Independent Namita Neupane 5,117 9.3% -15.2%
Janamat Party Anu Kumari Kamat 1,133 2.1% New
Loktantrik Samajwadi Shahnaz Khatun 808 1.5% New
Others 1,194 2.2%
Total votes 55,229 100.0%
Rejected ballots 34,449 100.0%
Turnout 89,678
Registered electors 133,142
CPN (UML) gain from Nepali Congress Swing +55.9%

Ward results
Results for ward chair by party
Summary of partywise ward chairpersons and ward member seats won, 2022
Party Chairpersons Members
CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) 9 33
Nepali Congress 6 33
People's Socialist Party, Nepal 2 8
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1 0
Independent 1 2
Total 19 76

Summary of results by ward
Ward No. Ward Chair Ward Members
Open Open 2 Female Female Dalit
1
Kaji Bahadur Basnet



2
Kumar Pokharel



3
Basu Bahadur Basnet



4
Jitan Thapa



5
Santosh Neupane



6
Harish Chandra Sahani



7
Madhu Babu Tiwari



8
Ram Pokharel



9
Bishwanath Prasad Bhagat



10
Arjun Giri



11
Tirthendra Neupane



12
Hira Lal Kamat



13
Surya Lal Yadav



14
Surya Narayan Mahato



15
Prakash Sah



16
Uddhav Kumar Bhujel



17
Samim Kumar Miya



18
Jitendra Kumar Shah



19
Shyam Ghimire



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.[15]

Municipal Assembly composition
Party Members

 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 43

 Nepali Congress 40

 People's Socialist Party, Nepal 10

 Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1

 Independent 3
Total 97

Results
Category Candidate[16] Party Votes
Female Member Kamala Shrestha
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 55
Santalidevi Bishwas 55
Sarita Ghimire Nepal 53
Tara Kumari Raya 53
Khusbu Bishwakarma 52
Anju Dahal Gautam
Nepali Congress 40
Rupa Deuja 40
Binita Singh Thakuri 40
Surya Devi Sah 40
Gayatri Thapa 39
Dalit/Minority Member Om Prakash Sah
Independent 55
Sanjiv Kumar Sah 52
Dipak Kumar Karna
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 52
Babita Devi Sah
People's Socialist Party 45
Bimala Devi Poddhar 41
Prem Rathi
Nepali Congress 40

Municipal Executive composition
Party Members

 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 16

 Nepali Congress 7

 People's Socialist Party, Nepal 2

 Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1

 Independent 3
Total 29

See also

Notes
  1. In order published by Election Commission

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 23 May 2022.
  3. Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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  6. Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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  15. Article 216 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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