2022 Butwal municipal election
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Municipal election for Butwal took place on 13 May 2022, with all 97 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][4]
Khel Raj Pandey from Nepali Congress was elected as mayor of the sub-metropolitan city.[5]
Background
[edit]Butwal was established in 1959 as a municipality. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2014 by incorporating neighboring village development committees into Butwal municipality.[6] 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.[7]
In the previous election, Shiva Raj Subedi from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected as mayor.[8]
Candidates
[edit]| Party | Mayor candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Khel Raj Pandey | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Mrigendra Sherchan | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Baburam Bhattarai | |
Opinion Poll
[edit]| Date | News agency | Sample size | Khel Raj Pandey | Baburam Bhattarai | Mrigendra Sherchan | Undecided | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2022 | Setopati[9] | 80 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | Hung |
| 31% | 26% | 21% | 21% |
Exit polls
[edit]| Date | Pollster | Bhattarai | Pandey | Sherchan | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UML | Congress | RPP | ||||
| 13 May 2022 | Facts Nepal[10] | 50.8% | 38.1% | 10.2% | 0.8% | 12.7% |
Results
[edit]Mayoral election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Khel Raj Pandey | 30,249 | 52.3% | +6.9% | |
| CPN (UML) | Baburam Bhattarai | 22,718 | 39.3% | −11.3% | |
| RPP | Mrigendra Kumar Sherchan | 4,379 | 7.6% | +7.2% | |
| Others | 450 | 0.8% | |||
| Total votes | 57,796 | 100.0% | |||
| Congress gain from CPN (UML) | Swing | +9.1% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (UML) | Sabitra Devi Arya | 25,061 | 50.8% | −8.8% | |
| Unified Socialist | Chin Bahadur Gurung | 17,023 | 34.5% | New | |
| RPP | Bhagwati Pandey | 6,820 | 13.8% | +12.5% | |
| Others | 394 | 0.8% | |||
| Total votes | 49,298 | 100.0% | |||
| CPN (UML) hold | |||||
Ward results
[edit]| Party | Chairman | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | 12 | 53 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | 5 | 22 | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | 1 | 0 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 76 | |
Summary of Results by ward
[edit]| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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| Source: Election Commission | |||||||||||||||||||
Council formation
[edit]| Party | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Ward Chairman | Ward Members | Total seats | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | 1 | 12 | 53 | 66 | Majority | ||
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 1 | 5 | 22 | 28 | |||
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 97 | 49 for Majority | |
See also
[edit]- 2022 Nepalese local elections
- 2022 Lalitpur municipal election
- 2022 Kathmandu municipal election
- 2022 Janakpur municipal election
- 2022 Pokhara municipal election
References
[edit]- ^ Article 215(6) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ^ "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Article 216(4) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ^ यसरी चुनिँदै छन् स्थानीय प्रतिनिधि, कार्यपालिकाभन्दा व्यवस्थापिका ठूलो. Setopati. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "NC candidate Pandey wins mayoral post in Butwal". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Magazine, New Spolight. "Nepal government declares 61 new municipalities". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Article 223(2) of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ^ "UML candidates elected in Butwal Sub-Metropolis". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Setopati, शोभा शर्मा. "बुटवलमा कांग्रेस र एमालेको टक्कर, राप्रपाको दबाब". Setopati. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "बुटवल उप-महानगरपालिका". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
