Municipal election for

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took place on 13 May 2022, with all 122 positions up for election across 19 wards. The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 19 ward chairs and 76 ward members. An

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will also be held to elect five female members and an additional three female members from the

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and minority community to the

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

Background

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

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

Candidates

In accordance with the decision of central leaders of Nepali Congress,

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, People's Socialist Party,

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and

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, 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.

Mayoral candidates

Deputy mayoral candidates

Opinion poll

Exit polls

Results

Mayoral election

Deputy mayoral election

Ward results

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Summary of results by ward

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

Background

Candidates

Mayoral candidates

Deputy mayoral candidates

Opinion poll

Exit polls

Results

Mayoral election

Deputy mayoral election

Ward results

Summary of results by ward

Results for municipal executive election

Municipal Assembly composition

Results

Municipal Executive composition

See also

Notes

References