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| Mayor of Lalitpur | Mayor of Birgunj | Mayor of Bhaktapur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Bhaktapur | |||||
| Narendra Man Joshi | 1953 | 1957 | Bhaktapur
Birgunj Biratnagar |
Keshar Prasad Manandhar[1] | Ratna Sundar Saiju[2] (Nepali Congress) | |
| 1957 | Birgunj
Bhadrapur Tansen Biratnagar Bhaktapur |
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| 1959 | ||||||
| Nar Bahadur Karmacharya | Communist Party of Nepal | |||||
| Buddhi Raj Bajracharya | 1985 | 1992 | ||||
| Bekha Ratna Shakya[3] | 1992 | 1997 | Nepali Congress | |||
| Buddhi Raj Bajracharya[4] | 1997 | 2001[5] | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
Mayors of cities over 100,000 in Nepal[edit]
| Municipality | District | Province | Mayor | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Balendra Shah | Independent | |
| Pokhara | Kaski | Gandaki | Dhanraj Acharya | Unified Socialist | |
| Bharatpur | Chitwan | Bagmati | Renu Dahal | Maoist Centre | |
| Lalitpur | Lalitpur | Bagmati | Chiribabu Maharjan | Nepali Congress | |
| Birgunj | Parsa | Madhesh | Rajesh Man Singh | People's Socialist | |
| Biratnagar | Morang | Province 1 | Nagesh Koirala | Nepali Congress | |
| Dhangadhi | Kailali | Sudurpaschim | Gopal Hamal | Independent | |
| Ghorahi | Dang | Lumbini | Naru Lal Chaudhary | CPN UML | |
| Itahari | Sunsari | Province 1 | Hem Karna Paudel | Nepali Congress | |
| Hetauda | Makwanpur | Bagmati | Mina Kumari Lama | Unified Socialist | |
| Janakpur | Dhanusha | Madhesh | Manoj Kumar Sah | Nepali Congress | |
| Butwal | Rupandehi | Lumbini | Khel Raj Pandey | Nepali Congress | |
| Tulsipur | Dang | Lumbini | Tika Ram Adhikari | CPN UML | |
| Budhanilkantha | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Mitharam Adhikari | CPN UML | |
| Dharan | Sunsari | Province 1 | Harka Raj Rai | Independent | |
| Nepalgunj | Banke | Lumbini | Prashant Bista | Nepali Congress | |
| Birendranagar | Surkhet | Karnali | Mohan Maya Bhandari | CPN UML | |
| Tarakeshwar | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Krishna Hari Maharjan | Nepali Congress | |
| Gokarneshwar | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Dipak Kumar Risal | Nepali Congress | |
| Tilottama | Rupandehi | Lumbini | Ram Krishna Khand | Nepali Congress | |
| Kalaiya | Bara | Madhesh | Binod Prasad Sah | CPN UML | |
| Suryabinayak | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | Basudev Thapa | CPN UML | |
| Chandragiri | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Ghan Shyam Giri | Nepali Congress | |
| Tokha | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Prakash Adhikari | CPN UML | |
| Kageshwari-Manohara | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Upendra Karki | Nepali Congress | |
| Mechinagar | Jhapa | Province 1 | Gopal Chandra Budhathoki | CPN UML | |
| Bhimdatta | Kanchanpur | Sudurpaschim | Padam Bogati | Nepali Congress | |
| Sundar Haraicha | Morang | Province 1 | Kedar Prasad Gurugai | CPN UML | |
| Madhyapur Thimi | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | Surendra Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| Jitpursimara | Bara | Madhesh | Rajan Paudel | Maoist Centre | |
| Mahalaxmi | Lalitpur | Bagmati | Hari Govinda Shrestha | CPN UML | |
| Birtamod | Jhapa | Province 1 | Pabitra Devi Mahatara | CPN UML | |
| Nagarjun | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Mohan Bahadur Basnet | Nepali Congress | |
| Damak | Jhapa | Province 1 | Ram Kumar Thapa | Rastriya Prajatantra | |
| Triyuga | Udaypur | Province 1 | Basanta Kumar Basnet | Nepali Congress | |
| Lahan | Siraha | Madhesh | Mahesh Prasad Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
| Godawari | Lalitpur | Bagmati | Gajendra Maharjan | Nepali Congress | |
| Kohalpur | Banke | Lumbini | Purna Prasad Acharya | Nepali Congress | |
Municipal Executive of Kathmandu Metropolitan City[edit]
Municipal Executive of Kathmandu Metropolitan City | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Balendra Shah since 30 May 2022 | |
Deputy Mayor | Sunita Dangol since 30 May 2022 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 42 |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
Last election | 13 May 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Office of Municipal Executive | |
| Website | |
| kathmandu | |
The municipal executive is the governing body of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The municipal executive is chaired by the mayor of Kathmandu and consists of the mayor, the deputy mayor, ward chairs of all 32 wards of Kathmandu and five female members and three members of the Dalit or minority community elected by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Assembly. The municipal executive, which functions as the executive, along with the municipal assembly, which functions as the legislature, make up the municipal government of Kathmandu.
Current composition[edit]
| Office | Ward | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Balendra Shah | Independent | ||
| Deputy Mayor | Sunita Dangol | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Ward Chair | 1 | Bharat Lal Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 2 | Rajendra Kumar Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 3 | Prem Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 4 | Dinesh Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 5 | Birendra Prajapati | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 6 | Bhuwan Lama | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 7 | Bimal Kumar Hoda | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 8 | Asaman Sangat | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 9 | Ramji Bhandari | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 10 | Ram Kumar KC | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 11 | Hira Lal Tandukar | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 12 | Bal Krishna Maharjan | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 13 | Dhurba Narayan Manandhar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 14 | Suman Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 15 | Ishwor Man Dangol | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Ward Chair | 16 | Mukunda Rijal | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 17 | Nabin Manandhar | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 18 | Nhuchhe Kaji Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 19 | Rajesh Kumar Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 20 | Rajendra Manandhar | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 21 | Udaya Chudamani Bajracharya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 22 | Chini Kaji Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 23 | Macha Raja Maharjan | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 24 | Binod Kumar Rajbhandari | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 25 | Rajesh Dangol | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 26 | Khyam Raj Tiwari | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 27 | Yogesh Kumar Khadgi | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 28 | Bhai Ram Khadki Prakash | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 29 | Kush Dhakal | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 30 | Dal Bahadur Karki | Nepali Congress | |
| Ward Chair | 31 | Saroj Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ward Chair | 32 | Navraj Parajuli | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Female Member | Mina Sunar | Nepali Congress | ||
| Female Member | Mina Singh | Nepali Congress | ||
| Female Member | Kanchana Nepali Harijan | Nepali Congress | ||
| Female Member | Lalita Khadgi | Nepali Congress | ||
| Female Member | Maiya Laxmi Maharjan | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Dalit/Minority Member | Binod Achhami | Nepali Congress | ||
| Dalit/Minority Member | Mahesh Nepali | Nepali Congress | ||
| Dalit/Minority Member | Anita Karki Dholi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
Rastriya Swantantra Party राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | RSP |
| President | Rabi Lamichhane |
| Spokesperson | Mukul Dhakal |
| Founder | Rabi Lamichhane |
| Founded | 21 June 2022 |
| Legalised | 1 July 2022 |
| Headquarters | Basundhara, Kathmandu |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Blue |
| Slogan | अब जान्नेलाई छान्ने |
| Pratinidhi Sabha | 0 / 275
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| Rastriya Sabha | 0 / 59 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| rastriyaswatantraparty | |
Rastriya Swantantra Party (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी, transl. National Independent Party) is a Nepalese political party founded on 21 June 2022 by former journalist Rabi Lamichhane.[6]
History[edit]
Rabi Lamichhane resigned as managing director of Galaxy 4K on 16 June 2022 and announced that he would he contesting in the 2022 general elections for a seat at the House of Representatives.[7] On 21 June 2022, he announced the formation of Rastriya Swatantra Party along with a 21-member central committee.[8][9] The party was formally registered in the Election Commission on 1 July 2022 with Rabi Lamichhane as the founding president and a bell inside a circle as its election symbol.[10]
Ideology[edit]
The party supports constitutional socialism and participatory democracy.[11] The party has announced that it will not have any sister organizations and only have members and no cadres. It has also announced that primary elections would be held to select candidates for elections from the party and has also supported the introduction of recall elections and for the right to reject. The party also supports a directly elected prime minister and directly elected chief ministers for the seven provinces of Nepal.[8][9][12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "प्रजातन्त्रपछिको पहिलो स्थानीय निर्वाचन". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "जो झन्डै ७० वर्षअघि बनेका थिए मेयर". BBC News नेपाली (in Nepali). 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Republica. "Former mayor of Lalitpur Bekha Ratna Shakya passes away". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "यी हुन् ललितपुर महानगरपालिकाको मेयरका आकांक्षीहरु". BUSINESS PATI | Economical Online News Portal. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "ललितपुरलाई सांस्कृतिक महानगर बनाउन एमाले उम्मेदवारको विजय आवश्यक छ : पूर्वमन्त्री बुद्धिराज बज्राचार्य". CPN UML. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Rabi Lamichhane announces Nepal Independent Party". OnlineKhabar. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Rabi Lamichhane exits TV to enter politics". OnlineKhabar. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ a b "Rabi Lamichhane announces National Independent Party". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ a b "Journalist Rabi Lamichhane announces new political party". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "यी हुन् रवि लामिछानेको पार्टीका २१ केन्द्रीय सदस्य". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party - RSP". Rastriya Swatantra Party - RSP. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी निर्वाचन आयोगमा दर्ता, चुनाव चिह्न - 'गोलाकारभित्र घण्टी'". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
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