2022 Itahari municipal election
Municipal election for Itahari took place on 13 May 2022, with all 102 positions up for election across 20 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 20 ward chairs and 80 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]
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Hem Karna Paudel from Nepali Congress was elected as the mayor of the metropolitan city defeating CPN (UML) candidate.
Background
Itharai was established as a municipality in 1997. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2014 by merging nearby village development committees into Itahari municipality.[5][6] 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.[7]
In the previous election, Dwarik Lal Chaudhary of the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected as the first mayor of the sub-metropolitan city.[8]
Candidates
| Party | Mayor candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Hemkarna Paudel | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yam Kumar Subba | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Akash Subba | |
Opinion poll
| Date | News agency | Sample size | Hem Karna Paudel | Yam Kumar Subba | Akash Subba | Undecided | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2022 | Setopati[9] | 85 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 14 | Hung |
| 42% | 33% | 8.5% | 16.5% |
Exit polls
| Date | Pollster | Paudel | Y Subba | A Subba | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | UML | RPP | ||||
| 13 May 2022 | Facts Nepal[10] | 54.3% | 28.7% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 25.6% |
Results
Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Hem Karna Paudel | 33,049 | 50.0% | +9.2% | |
| CPN (UML) | Yam Kumar Chungbang Subba | 28,031 | 42.4% | -0.8% | |
| RPP | Aakash Hang Limbu | 3,908 | 5.9% | -1.2% | |
| Others | 1,131 | 1.7% | |||
| Total votes | 66,119 | 100.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 104,626 | ||||
| Nepali Congress gain from CPN (UML) | Swing | +5.0% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| CPN (UML) | Sangita Kumari Chaudhary | 32,436 | 58.0% | +12.0% | |
| Unified Socialist | Keshav Kumar Bista | 18,031 | 32.3% | New | |
| RPP | Babita Kumari Chaudhary | 4,719 | 8.4% | +0.9% | |
| Others | 717 | 1.3% | |||
| Total votes | 55,903 | 100.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 104,626 | ||||
| CPN (UML) hold | |||||
Ward results
| Party | Chairman | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 14 | 60 | |
| Nepali Congress | 5 | 16 | |
| Independent | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 20 | 80 | |
Summary of results by ward
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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Council formation
| Party | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Ward Chairman | Ward Members | Total seats | Remarks | |
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| Nepali Congress | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | |||
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 1 | 14 | 60 | 75 | Majority | ||
| Independent | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 102 | 52 for Majority | |
See also
References
- Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- "संक्षिप्त परिचय | इटहरी उप-महानगरपालिका कार्यालय". itaharimun.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Magazine, New Spolight. "Nepal government declares 61 new municipalities". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- "UML clinches mayoral and deputy mayoral posts in Itahari Sub-metropolitan City". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Setopati, Bhanubhakta. "NC may crack Itahari anomaly to bring down red fort in upcoming local election". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- "इटहरी उप-महानगरपालिका". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
