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for

Dhangadhi Dhangadhi ( ne, धनगढी ) is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.Dhangadhi is also the temporary capital of Sudurpashchim Province. It shares a border with Uttar ...

took place on 13 May 2022, with all 97 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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. Independent candidate Gopal Hamal was elected mayor of the sub-metropolitan city defeating incumbent mayor Nrip Bahadur Wad of the

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. Congress however regained control of the council.

Background

Dhangadhi was established in 1976 as a municipality. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2015 by incorporating neighboring village development committees into Dhangadhi municipality. 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. In the previous election, Nrip Bahadur Wad from

was elected as mayor.

Candidates

Opinion poll

Results

Mayoral election

Ward results

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Summary of results by ward

Council formation

References

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