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2022 Tilottama municipal election

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Municipal election for Tilottama took place on 13 May 2022, across 17 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 17 ward chairs. Ram Krishna Khand from Nepali Congress was elected as mayor of the municipality.[3][4]

Background

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Tilottama was established on May 8, 2014, when the Government of Nepal announced additional 72 municipalities, including previously proposed 37 municipalities in line with the Local Self-governance Act, 1999. On July 25, 2014; demarcation of the municipality was done along with the assignment of new wards.[5]

In the previous election, Basu Dev Ghimire from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected as mayor.[6]

Candidates

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Party Mayor candidate
Nepali Congress Ram Krishna Khand
Nepal Communist Party Mohan Chapagain
Rastriya Janamukti Party Sundar Gurung

Results

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Mayoral election

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Mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Congress Ram Krishna Khand 24,396
CPN (UML) Mohan Chapagain 23,631
Janamukti Sundar Gurung 5,614
Others 5,779
Total votes 59420
Congress gain from CPN (UML) Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. ^ "Tillotama Municipality - Election 2079 | Results and Updates | Local Election of Nepal 2079 - Rupandehi, Lumbini Pradesh | Ekantipur Election". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  3. ^ "Ram Krishna Khand | Nepalnews". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  4. ^ Acharya123himal (2022-05-27). "Ram Krishna Khan of Congress elected as mayor of Tilottama". Himal Sanchar. Retrieved 2022-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "New municipalities come into effect (List of included VDCs and new ward areas)". 2014-08-06. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  6. ^ "Tilottama Municipality (Rupandehi) Election Results 2017 – Nepal Archives". Retrieved 2022-08-06.