The mayor of Pokhara is the head of the municipal executive of Pokhara Metropolitan City. The role was first created in 1959. The current mayor is

Dhana Raj Acharya Dhana Raj Acharya ( ne, धनराज आचार्य) (born 30 March 1970) is a Nepalese politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is currently serving as the 16th mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City. Acharya announced his candidacy u ...

who was elected in the 2022 election. The position has been held by sixteen people since its creation. The city of

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is governed by the Pokhara Metropolitan City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of the deputy mayor and ward chairs of all 33 wards of Pokhara.

Power and functions

The mayor is elected by the residents of Pokhara Metropolitan City for a five-year period that is renewable only once. The municipal executive is formed under the chairmanship of the mayor.

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has authority over the local units pursuant to Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal. The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2017. The main functions of the mayor are: * Summon and chair meetings of the municipal assembly and the municipal executive. * Table agendas and proposals to the municipal assembly and the municipal executive. * Prepare and present the annual programmes and budget. * Enforce the decisions of the assembly and the executive. * Oversee the work of committees and sub-committees of the municipality and ward committees. The mayor of Pokhara is also a member of the Kaski

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and the senate of

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Elections

The mayor is elected though

first-past-the-post voting In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

for a period of five-years. In order to qualify as a candidate for mayor, the person must be a citizen of Nepal, must be over the age of twenty-one years, must be a voter who is registered in the

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Power and functions

Elections

List of mayors

Transition period (1959–60)

Panchayat era (1960–1988)

Constitutional monarchy era (1992–2007)

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2017–22)

See also

References