2022 Tilottama municipal election
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Party | Mayor candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Ram Krishna Khand | |
| Nepal Communist Party | Mohan Chapagain | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Sundar Gurung | |
Results[edit]
Mayoral election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | Ram Krishna Khand | 24,396 | |||
| CPN (UML) | Mohan Chapagain | 23,631 | |||
| Janamukti | Sundar Gurung | 5,614 | |||
| Others | 5,779 | ||||
| Total votes | 59420 | ||||
| NC gain from CPN (UML) | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Tillotama Municipality - Election 2079 | Results and Updates | Local Election of Nepal 2079 - Rupandehi, Lumbini Pradesh | Ekantipur Election". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Ram Krishna Khand | Nepalnews". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ 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) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Tilottama Municipality (Rupandehi) Election Results 2017 – Nepal Archives". Retrieved 2022-08-06.