2017 Lalitpur municipal election
Municipal election for Lalitpur, the third largest city in Nepal, was held on May 14, 2017 for the post of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairmen and Ward Members. All posts were elected by First past the post method; with all having a tenure of 5 years.[1]
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Background
Elections were last held in 2006 and since then the city has been without an elected executive. With the passing of a new constitution, a commission was formed to restructure the existing local levels into more powerful and autonomous local bodies. With the addition of Wards 1 to 13 of Karyabinayak municipality, the city was upgraded from sub-metropolitan to metropolitan city with 29 wards. Electors in each ward will elect a ward chairman and 4 ward members. Out of 4 ward members, 2 must be female and one of the 2 females must belong to the Dalit community.
Results
Summary of Lalitpur mayoral election, 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Chiri Babu Maharjan | 24,642 | 27.62 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | Hari Krishna Byanjankar | 24,316 | 27.26 | |
| Independent | Ramesh Maharjan | 13,458 | 15.09 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | Dinesh Maharjan | 10,661 | 11.95 | |
| Others | 2,037 | 2.28 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 14,100 | 15.80 | ||
| Total | 89,214 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 112,923 | 79.00 | ||
Summary of Lalitpur deputy-mayoral election, 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Gita Satyal | 19,819 | 22.22 | |
| Independent | Shova Shakya | 14,240 | 15.96 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | Hasina Shakya | 12,979 | 14.55 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Babu Kaji Pradhan | 10,540 | 11.81 | |
| Naya Shakti | Sajani Maharjan | 1,380 | 1.55 | |
| Others | 860 | 0.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 29,396 | 32.95 | ||
| Total | 89,214 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 112,923 | 79.00 | ||
Ward Results
Summary of Party wise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2017
| Party | Chairman | Members | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 14 | 62 | |
| Nepali Congress | 10 | 32 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | 4 | 10 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | |
| Naya Shakti | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 105 | |
4 candidates (3 from CPN-UML and 1 from Naya Shakti) for Ward Members were elected unopposed under Dalit woman reserved seats. 11 ward member seats reserved for Dalit women were left unfilled due to lack of candidates.
References
- Chalise, Radha. "ललितपुर महानगरमा चुनावी माहोल बन्दै". Gorkhapatraonline.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.