Municipal election for Butwal took place on 13 May 2022, with all 97 positions up for election across 19 wards. 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.
Khel Raj Pandey from Nepali Congress was elected as mayor of the sub-metropolitan city.
Background
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. 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.
In the previous election, Shiva Raj Subedi from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected as mayor.
Candidates PartyMayor candidateNepali CongressKhel Raj PandeyRastriya Prajatantra PartyMrigendra SherchanCPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Baburam Bhattarai
Opinion Poll DateNews agencySample sizeKhel Raj PandeyBaburam BhattaraiMrigendra SherchanUndecidedResult10 May 2022Setopati8025211717Hung31%26%21%21%
Exit polls DatePollsterBhattaraiPandeySherchanOthersLeadUMLCongressRPP13 May 2022Facts Nepal50.8%38.1%10.2%0.8%12.7%
Results
Mayoral election
Ward results
! colspan="2" style="text-align:centre;" | Party ! Chairman ! Members |- | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:left;" |Nepali Congress | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | 53 |- | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:left;" |CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist) | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:center;" | 22 |- | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:left;" |CPN (Unified Socialist) | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 |- | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:left;" |Rastriya Janamukti Party | style="text-align:center;" | 0 | style="text-align:center;" | 1 |- | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:left;" |Independent | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 0 |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | Total ! 19 ! 76
Summary of Results by ward Position12345678910111213141516171819ChairmanOpen MemberOpen MemberFemale MemberFemale Dalit MemberSource: Election Commission
Council formation PartyMayorDeputy MayorWard ChairmanWard MembersTotal seatsRemarksNepali Congress1125366MajorityCommunist Party of Nepal (UML)152228CPN (Unified Socialist)101Rastriya Janamukti Party011Independent101Total1119769749 for Majority
See also
2022 Nepalese local elections 2022 Lalitpur municipal election 2022 Kathmandu municipal election 2022 Janakpur municipal election 2022 Pokhara municipal election
References