97 seats to Biratnagar Metropolitan City Council 49 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Nagesh Koirala
Sagar Thapa
Umesh Kumar Yadav
Party
Nepali Congress
CPN (UML)
Independent
Seats before
50
14
1
Seats won
39
44
3
Seat change
11
30
2
Popular vote
30,170
21,455
8,795
Percentage
44.3%
31.5%
12.9%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Prahlad Prasad Shah
Party
RPP
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)
Maoist Centre
Seats before
0
27
5
Seats won
1
10
0
Seat change
1
17
5
Popular vote
5,216
Percentage
7.7%
Mayor before election
Bhim Parajuli Congress
Elected mayor
Nagesh Koirala Congress
Municipal election for Biratnagar took place on 13 May 2022, with all 122 positions up for election across 19 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 19 ward chairs and 76 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]
Nagesh Koirala from Nepali Congress was elected as the new mayor of Metropolitan city.[4]
Background
The first election after the city was declared as a metropolitan city was held in 2017.[5] 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.[6]
Bhim Parajuli from Nepali Congress was elected as the first mayor of the metropolitan city in the previous election.[7]
Candidates
In accordance with the decision of central leaders of Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), People's Socialist Party, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Janamorcha, 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.[8]
Mayoral candidates
Party[9][a]
Mayor candidate
Nepali Congress (supported by CPN (MC), CPN (US) and PSPN)
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 Dalit and minority community to the municipal executive.[15]
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^"The Kathmandu Post -Taskforce recommends adding 23 local units, elevating Birgunj and Biratnagar as metros". 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ ab"स्थानीय तह निर्वाचन २०७९, उम्मेदवारको विवरण (प्रणालीमा हाल सम्म प्रबिस्ट भएको आधारमा मिति: २०७९/०१/२१, समय: ६ बजे)" .... Election Commission Nepal (Excel file) (in Nepali). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ ab"विराटनगरमा एमालेले टुंगायो उम्मेदवार : मेयरमा सागर थापा र उपमेयरमा शिल्पा कार्की". विराटनगरमा एमालेले टुंगायो उम्मेदवार : मेयरमा सागर थापा र उपमेयरमा शिल्पा कार्की. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^"विराटनगरमा युवा उम्मेदवारको प्रतिस्पर्धा". Online Khabar. Retrieved 25 April 2022.