Mayor of Dharan

The Mayor of Dharan is the head of the municipal executive of Dharan. The role was created in 1958.[1]

Mayor of Dharan
धरान उपमहानगरपालिका नगर प्रमुख
Seal
Incumbent
Harka Raj Rai
since 23 May 2022
TypeExecutive Head
SeatOffice of Municipal Executive, Dharan
AppointerElectorate of Dharan
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nepal
Inaugural holderKedarnath Khanal
Formation1958
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City
Salaryरु. 40,200
Websitewww.dharan.gov.np

The mayor as of 2022 is Harka Raj Rai.[2][3] The position has been held by six people.

The city is governed by the Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of the deputy mayor and ward chairs of Dharan's 20 wards.[4]

Responsibilities

The mayor is elected for a five-year term that is renewable only once. The municipal executive is formed under the chairmanship of the mayor. The local government in Nepal has authority over the local units pursuant to Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal.[5] The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2017.[6]

The mayor's powers are:

  • Summon and chair meetings of the municipal assembly and the municipal executive
  • Table agendas and proposals to the assembly and executive
  • Prepare and present the annual programmes and budget
  • Enforce the decisions of the assembly and executive
  • Oversee the work of committees and sub-committees of the municipality and ward committees.

The mayor of Dharan is also a member of the Sunsari District Assembly.[7][8]

Election

The mayor is elected though first-past-the-post voting. In order to qualify as a candidate for mayor, the person must be a citizen of Nepal, must be over twenty-one, must be registered in the electoral roll of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City and not be disqualified by law.[9]

List of mayors

Panchayat era (1960–1990)
# Pradhan Pancha Term of office
1 Kedarnath Khanal 1960 1962
2 Govinda Raj Moktan 1968 1974

Constitutional monarchy (1990-2008)
# Mayor Term of office
2 Dhyan Bahadur Rai 1992 1997
3 Manoj Menyangbo 1997 2007

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2017-present)
# Mayor Term of office Political party
4 Tara Subba 2017 2018 CPN(UML)
- Manju Bhandari 2018 2019
5 Tilak Rai 2019 2022 Nepali Congress
6 Harka Raj Rai 2022 present Independent

See also

References
  1. "नेपालमा स्थानीय निर्वाचन !". Nepal Khoj. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  2. "को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ". को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  3. "Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai elected mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. Article 216, Clause 2 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  5. Article Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  6. "स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४" [Local Government Operation Act, 2017]. Article 16.4.A, Act No. 26 of 15 October 2017 (PDF) (in Nepali). Legislature Parliament of Nepal. p. 38–39.
  7. Article 220, Clause 2, Section 17 of the Constitution of Nepal (2015)
  8. "पोखरा विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०५३" [Pokhara University Act, 1996]. Article 7.2.i, Act No. 33 of 16 February 1997 (PDF) (in Nepali). House of Representatives. p. 4.
  9. Article 216, Section 5 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
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