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{{Short description|City elections in Rajbiraj, Nepal}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Rajbiraj municipal elections
| election_name = 2022 Rajbiraj municipal elections
| country = Nepal
| country = Nepal
| type = Parliamentary
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = yes
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 2017 Rajbiraj municipal election
| previous_election = 2017 Rajbiraj municipal election
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| majority_seats = 43
| majority_seats = 43
| election_date = 13 May 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government announces local level elections for May 13 |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/02/07/government-announces-local-level-elections-for-may-13 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>
| election_date = 13 May 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government announces local level elections for May 13 |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/02/07/government-announces-local-level-elections-for-may-13 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>
| turnout = 72.65% ({{decrease}} 0.20 [[percentage points|pp]])
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| map_caption = Wards of the Rajbiraj Municipal election 2022
| map_caption = Summary of Partywise Ward chairperson won, 2022
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The [[2022 Nepalese local elections|Municipal election]] for [[Rajbiraj]], is going to be held in 13 May 2022 for the position of [[mayor]], a [[deputy mayor]], 16 ward chairperson and ward members. All positions are for a period of 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything you need to know about May 13 local polls |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/04/24/everything-you-need-to-know-about-may-13-local-polls |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=en}}</ref>
The [[2022 Nepalese local elections|Municipal election]] for [[Rajbiraj]] were held in 13 May 2022 to elect a [[mayor]], a [[deputy mayor]], 16 ward chairperson and ward members. All positions are for a period of 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything you need to know about May 13 local polls |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/04/24/everything-you-need-to-know-about-may-13-local-polls |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=en}}</ref>
A secondary election is to be held for the municipal executives which will elect 5 women from the elected ward members and 3 members who must be from the Dalit and minority community. The electorate for this election will be the 82 members chosen by direct election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=7 positions that you need to vote for in local elections |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/7-positions-nepal-local-elections.html |website=Online Khabar |access-date=2022-05-07 |language=en}}</ref>
A secondary election is to be held for the municipal executives which will elect 5 women from the elected ward members and 3 members who must be from the Dalit and minority community. The electorate for this election will be the 82 members chosen by direct election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=7 positions that you need to vote for in local elections |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/7-positions-nepal-local-elections.html |website=Online Khabar |access-date=2022-05-07 |language=en}}</ref>
[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|Janata Samajwadi Party]] mayoral candidate Bhimraj Yadav was elected as a Mayor of Rajbiraj by securing 9,624 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JSP clinches mayor, deputy mayor in Rajbiraj |url=https://www.nepalnews.com/s/politics/jsp-clinches-mayor-deputy-mayor-in-rajbiraj-saptari |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Nepal News}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
The last local level elections were held in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal votes in first local elections in 20 years |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/5/14/nepal-votes-in-first-local-elections-in-20-years |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> With the passing of a new constitution, a commission was formed to restructure the existing local levels into more powerful and autonomous local bodies. The city limits of Rajbiraj were changed during this restructuring and the number of wards was increased from 10 to 16. Electors in each ward will elect a ward chairperson 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dalit representation to be higher in proportion of their population |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/05/14/dalit-representation-to-be-higher-in-proportion-of-their-population |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref>
The last local level elections were held in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal votes in first local elections in 20 years |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/5/14/nepal-votes-in-first-local-elections-in-20-years |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> With the passing of a [[Constitution of Nepal|new constitution]] in 2015, a commission was formed to restructure the existing local levels into more powerful and autonomous local bodies. The city limits of Rajbiraj were changed during this restructuring and the number of wards was increased from 10 to 16. Electors in each ward will elect a ward chairperson 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dalit representation to be higher in proportion of their population |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/05/14/dalit-representation-to-be-higher-in-proportion-of-their-population |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref>


==Voters==
==Voters==
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The Ward wise electoral details for the 2022 Rajbiraj municipal election:<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Election Office, Rajbiraj|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=352190363590983&set=pb.100064000664700.-2207520000..&type=3 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
The Ward wise electoral details for the 2022 Rajbiraj municipal election:<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Election Office, Rajbiraj|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=352190363590983&set=pb.100064000664700.-2207520000..&type=3 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+Ward wise electoral details
|'''No.'''
!No.
|'''Ward No.'''
!Ward No.
|'''Men'''
!Men
|'''Women'''
!Women
|'''Third gender'''
!Third gender
|'''Total'''
!Total
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== Election schedule ==
==Candidate==
On March 24, the Election commission of Nepal announced the election schedule for the local election.
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!S.N.
!Activities
!Date
|-
|1
|Candidate nomination registration
|2022 April 24-25
|-
|2
|Publication of nominated candidate list
|2022 April 25
|-
|3
|Complaining against a candidate
|2022 April 26
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|4
|Scrutiny of nomination
|2022 April 27-28
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|5
|Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
|2022 April 28
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|6
|Publication of final candidate list
|2022 April 29
|-
|7
|Provide election symbols to candidates
|2022 April 30
|-
|8
|Election day
|2022 May 13
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Date of Counting of Votes'''
|Immediately after completion of election
|- style="text-align:center"
| colspan="3" |Source: [https://election.gov.np/admin/public//storage/Local%20Election/Notice/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%202079.jpeg Election Commission of Nepal]
|}

==Candidates==
=== Mayor Candidates ===
=== Mayor Candidates ===
====Shambhu Prasad Yadav ====
====Shambhu Prasad Yadav ====
Shambhu Prasad Yadav, the Mayor of Rajbiraj Municipilaty was elected in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RJPN candidate clinches mayor post in Rajbiraj Municipality by 15 votes |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/09/28/rjpn-candidate-clinches-mayor-post-in-rajbiraj-municipality-by-15-votes |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref> He was elected as a Mayor in local level elections from [[Rastriya Janata Party Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajbiraj municipality to close office today to mourn demise of its ward chair |url=https://newsabhiyan.com/news-details.php?nid=186421 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=News Abhiyan |language=en}}</ref>. After the merger of political parties, he joined [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal]] in 2020. He is now contesting for the Mayor's candidacy from [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)]] after resigning from his mayoral post.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Himalayan News |date=2022-04-23 |title=Local reps of Rajbiraj resign |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/local-reps-of-rajbiraj-resign |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en}}</ref>
Shambhu Prasad Yadav, the Mayor of Rajbiraj Municipilaty was elected in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RJPN candidate clinches mayor post in Rajbiraj Municipality by 15 votes |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/09/28/rjpn-candidate-clinches-mayor-post-in-rajbiraj-municipality-by-15-votes |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref> He was elected as a Mayor in local level elections from [[Rastriya Janata Party Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajbiraj municipality to close office today to mourn demise of its ward chair |url=https://newsabhiyan.com/news-details.php?nid=186421 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=News Abhiyan |language=en}}</ref> After the merger of political parties, he joined [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]] in 2020. He is now contesting for the Mayor's candidacy from [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)]] after resigning from his mayoral post.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Himalayan News |date=2022-04-23 |title=Local reps of Rajbiraj resign |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/local-reps-of-rajbiraj-resign |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en}}</ref>


====Bhimraj Yadav====
====Bhimraj Yadav====
Bhimraj Yadav is the candidate from [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]. He was previously contested for the Mayor candidacy in 2017 local level election from [[Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal]] and lost by 15 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Republica |title=RJP wins Rajbiraj municipality |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/28326/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=My Republica |language=en}}</ref>He was previously associated with Federation Of Contractors' Associations, Saptari.
Bhimraj Yadav is the candidate from [[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]. He was previously contested for the Mayor candidacy in 2017 local level election from [[Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal]] and lost by 15 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Republica |title=RJP wins Rajbiraj municipality |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/28326/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=My Republica |language=en}}</ref> He was previously associated with Federation Of Contractors' Associations, Saptari.


===Candidates list (Mayor and Deputy Mayor)===
===Candidate list (Mayor and Deputy Mayor)<ref name="list">{{Cite web |title=Final list of Candidates contesting for Local level election 2022 in Nepal |url=https://election.gov.np/admin/public//storage/Local%2520Election/Notice/Notice1/%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25A5%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%25A8%25E0%25A5%2580%25E0%25A4%25AF%2520%25E0%25A4%25A4%25E0%25A4%25B9%2520%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A4%25A6%25E0%25A4%25B8%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25AF%2520%25E0%25A4%25A8%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%25B0%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25B5%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%259A%25E0%25A4%25A8%2520%25E0%25A5%25A8%25E0%25A5%25A6%25E0%25A5%25AD%25E0%25A5%25AF%2520%25E0%25A4%2589%25E0%25A4%25AE%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25AE%25E0%25A5%2587%25E0%25A4%25A6%25E0%25A4%25B5%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%25B0%25E0%25A4%25B9%25E0%25A4%25B0%25E0%25A5%2581%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A5%258B%2520%25E0%25A4%25B5%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%25B5%25E0%25A4%25B0%25E0%25A4%25A3.xlsx |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=election.gov.np |publisher=Election Commission of Nepal |language=Nepali |type=Excel}}</ref>===
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| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |'''2.'''
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |'''2.'''
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal|PSP-N]]
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|PSP-N]]
|[[File:Flag of Janata Samajbadi Party.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Flag of Janata Samajbadi Party.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Umbrella.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Umbrella.svg|50px]]
|Bhimraj Yadav
|Bhimraj Yadav
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Bhimraj Yadav in 2022 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
|Ishrat Praveen
|Ishrat Praveen
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Ishrat Pravin in 2022.jpg|50px]]
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|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |'''3.'''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |'''3.'''
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|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Tree.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Tree.svg|50px]]
|Irshad Ansari
|Irshad Ansari
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Irshad Ansari in 2022 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
|Sushila Yadav
|Sushila Yadav
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Sushila Yadav in 2022.jpg|50px]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |'''4.'''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |'''4.'''
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|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Bicycle.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Bicycle.svg|50px]]
|Dipendra Chaudhary
|Dipendra Chaudhary
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Dipendra Chaudhary in 2022 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
|bgcolor=#FEE7E6|Sadhana Jha
|bgcolor=#FEE7E6|Sadhana Jha
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Sadhana Jha in 2022.jpg|50px]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Janamat Party}};" |'''5.'''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Janamat Party}};" |'''5.'''
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|[[File:Nepal Communist Party symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Nepal Communist Party symbol.svg|50px]]
|Anil Jha
|Anil Jha
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Anil Kumar Jha in 2022 (cropped).jpg|50px]]
|Sashila Kumari Dev
|Sashita Kumari Dev
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Sashita Kumari Dev in 2022.jpg |50px]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |'''8.'''
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |'''8.'''
|[[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]]
|[[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]]
|[[File:Rppnepalflagnewversion.png|50px]]
|[[File:Rppnepalflagnewversion.png|50px]]
|[[File:Logo RPP, Nepal.png|50px]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Plough.svg|50px]]
|Umesh Prasad Sah
|Umesh Prasad Sah
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
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|style="background-color:{{party color|Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party}};" |'''9.'''
|style="background-color:{{party color|Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party}};" |'''9.'''
|[[Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party]]
|[[Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2021)|Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party]]
|[[File:Tmalopa flag.png|50px]]
|[[File:Tmalopa flag.png|50px]]
|[[File:Nepalese election symbol urn.jpg|45px]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Kalash.svg|45px]]
|Bhupendra Yadav
|Bhupendra Yadav
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Circle-icons-profile.svg|50px]]
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===Candidate list (Ward Chairperson)<ref name="list"/>===
===Candidate list (Ward Chairperson)===
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|bgcolor=#7FFFD4|Jay Narayan Mandal
|bgcolor=#7FFFD4|Jay Narayan Mandal
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|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal|PSP-N]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|PSP-N]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Umbrella.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Umbrella.svg|50px]]
|bgcolor=#7FFFD4|Chandra Shekhar Chaudhary
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|Shailendra Kumar Dev
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|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal|PSP-N]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|PSP-N]]
|[[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Umbrella.svg|50px]]
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|Jawahar Yadav
|Jawahar Yadav
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|Shivram Das
|Shivram Das
|}
|}

== Voters turnout ==
The Election commission of Nepal has scheduled the polling time from early 7:00 am [[Nepal Standard Time|NST]] to 17:00 pm NST on 13 May 2022.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/05/12/voting-in-the-local-elections |title=Voting in the local elections |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal polls: Go vote for grassroots democracy |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/05/12/go-vote-for-grassroots-democracy |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref> There are total 27 polling stations and 52 voting booths in Rajbiraj municipal election.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://election.gov.np/admin/public//storage/Local%2520Election/Notice/List_Final_VOteLL_Final_Voter_LL_2079.pdf |title=Election in detail |type=pdf |website=Election Commission of Nepal |language=Nepali}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Ward No.
! colspan="6" |Polling stations
!Total Voters
!Turnout
!Turnout (%)
|-
!Name
!Voters
!Name
!Voters
!Name
!Voters
!
!
!
|-
|Ward No. 1
|Devkota School, Chanaura
|2361
| colspan="3" |Primary School, Dumari
|1389
|'''3750'''
|2900
|77.44%
|-
|Ward No. 2
| colspan="5" |Primary School, Rajdevi
|2522
|'''2522'''
|1597
|63.32%
|-
|Ward No. 3
| colspan="5" |Kesho Anirudhhawati Secondary School
|1510
|'''1510'''
|943
|62.45%
|-
|Ward No. 4
| colspan="5" |Primary School, Centre No. 6
|2152
|'''2152'''
|1521
|70.71%
|-
|Ward No. 5
| colspan="5" |Public Bindeshwari School, Swarna Tole
|1790
|'''1790'''
|1230
|68.71%
|-
|Ward No. 6
|Primary School, Thangachhi
|1852
| colspan="3" |Bahira Baalak School
|1881
|'''3733'''
|2616
|70.07%
|-
|Ward No. 7
|District Sports Office
|1430
| colspan="3" |Primary School, Kharsal
|1866
|'''3296'''
|2130
|64.67%
|-
|Ward No. 8
| colspan="5" |Gharelu Office
|2171
|'''2171'''
|1368
|63.01%
|-
|Ward No. 9
|Ward Office
|1531
|Primary School, Gadhiya
|995
|Healthpost Bhawan
|1338
|'''3864'''
|2993
|77.46%
|-
|Ward No. 10
|Janak School, Biraul
|1111
|Primary School, Dighwa
|1358
|Primary School, Maitgadhi
|331
|'''2800'''
|2190
|78.60%
|-
|Ward No. 11
|Primary School, Jhalahi
|1402
| colspan="3" |Primary School, Pharseth
|872
|'''2274'''
|1833
|80.60%
|-
|Ward No. 12
| colspan="5" |Ward Office, Bisahariya
|2087
|'''2087'''
|1789
|78.82%
|-
|Ward No. 13
|Mahabir School, Bisahariya
|1418
| colspan="3" |Primary School, Bhelahi Piparahi
|997
|'''2415'''
|1829
|75.23%
|-
|Ward No. 14
| colspan="5" |Primary School, Parsahi
|1556
|'''1556'''
|1235
|79.36%
|-
|Ward No. 15
|Basic School, Deuri
|895
| colspan="3" |Janata Basic School, Musaharniya
|1106
|'''2001'''
|1557
|78.01%
|-
|Ward No. 16
|Ward Office, Boriya
|1311
| colspan="3" |Narendra Memorial School
|460
|'''1771'''
|1341
|75.58%
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''39692'''
|'''28682'''
|'''72.65%'''
|-
| colspan="10" |''The number of total voters of Rajbiraj Municipality is updated on 27 March 2022.''
|}

;Election day gallery
<gallery class="center" mode="packed-hover">
A polling booth at Rajbiraj for local election 2022.jpg|Polling booth
People outside the polling booth at Rajbiraj 9 for the Local level election 2022.jpg|Peoples outside the polling booth
A Nepalese voter cast their votes for the local election in 2022.jpg|Voter
Peoples are outside the polling booth after the rain.jpg|People outside the polling booth
Rajbiraj polling booth near Bhagawati temple.jpg|A view of the polling booth
Voters are in queue for the Local election 2022.jpg|Voters are in queue
</gallery>


== Results ==
== Results ==


=== Mayoral election ===
=== Mayoral election ===
{{Election box begin|title=Mayoral elections result}}
{{election table|title=Summary of [[Rajbiraj]] mayoral election, 2022}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|candidate=Bhimraj Yadav|votes=9,624|percentage=37.6%|change=+13.79%}}
|-
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|candidate=Shambhu Prasad Yadav|votes=4,807|percentage=18.7%|change=-5.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Nepali Congress|candidate=Irshad Ansari|votes=4,576|percentage=17.8%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal|candidate=Dipendra Kumar Chaudhary|votes=2,437|percentage=9.5%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)|candidate=Nathuni Das|votes=1,322|percentage=5.1%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|candidate=Anil Jha|votes=1,288|percentage=5.0%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janamat Party|candidate=Mamata Jha|votes=922|percentage=3.6%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rastriya Prajatantra Party|candidate=Umesh Prasad Sah|votes=358|percentage=1.3%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2021)|candidate=Bhupendra Yadav|votes=107|percentage=0.4%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate|party=Others|candidate=|votes=153|percentage=0.5%|change=}}
{{Election box total||votes=25,594|percentage=100.0%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Deputy-Mayoral election ===
{{Election box begin|title=Deputy mayoral elections result}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|candidate=Ishrat Parvin|votes=7,264|percentage=30.1%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Nepali Congress|candidate=Sushila Kumari Yadav|votes=4,427|percentage=18.3%|change=''+7.4''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|candidate=Pramila Kumari Sah|votes=4,250|percentage=17.6%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal|candidate=Sadhana Jha|votes=3,206|percentage=13.3%|change=''-14.3%''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|candidate=Sashila Kumari Dev|votes=1,968|percentage=8.1%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janamat Party|candidate=Sadhana Das|votes=1,203|percentage=4.9%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)|candidate=Mamata Chaudhary|votes=1,116|percentage=4.6%|change=''-10.7''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rastriya Prajatantra Party|candidate=Sarita Jha|votes=386|percentage=1.6%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2021)|candidate=Bimala Devi Chaudhary|votes=139|percentage=0.5%|change=''New''}}
{{Election box total||votes=23,959|percentage=100.0%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)}}
{{Election box end}}

== Ward results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" style="text-align:centre;" | Party
! colspan="2" style="text-align:centre;" | Party
! Chairman
! style="width: 108pt;" |Candidate
! Members
! style="width: 40pt;" |Votes
|-
! style="width: 30pt;" |%
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|style="text-align:left;" |[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 26
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[CPN (Maoist Centre)]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|CPN(Maoist Centre)]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Shambhu Prasad Yadav
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|
|
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal|Janata Samajwadi Party]]
| style="text-align:left;"|Bhimraj Yadav
|
|
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nepali Congress]]
| style="text-align:left;"|Irshad Ansari
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal]]
| style="text-align:left;"|Dipendra Chaudhary
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Janamat Party}};" |
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Janamat Party]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)|Communist Party of Nepal (UML)]]
| style="text-align:left;"|Mamata Jha
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)]]
| style="text-align:left;"|Nathuni Das
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}};" |
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]]
|style="text-align:left;" |Rastriya Prajatantra Party
| style="text-align:left;"|Anil Jha
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nepali Congress]]
!colspan=3 align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
|-
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}};" |
!colspan=3 align=left|Total|| || 100
|style="text-align:left;" |Independent
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
! colspan=3 align=left|Registered voters/turnout|| ||
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | Total
! 16
! 64
|}
|}

{{election table|title=Summary of [[Rajbiraj]] deputy-mayoral election, 2022}}
=== Ward wise electoral details ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Ward No.
!Ward Chairman
! colspan="2" |Political Party
|-
|-
|1.
! colspan="2" style="text-align:centre;" | Party
|Ward No. 1
! style="width: 108pt;" |Candidate
|Chandra Shekhar Chaudhary
! style="width: 40pt;" |Votes
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
! style="width: 30pt;" |%
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|-
|-
|2.
|Ward No. 2
|Arun Kumar Yadav
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|-
|3.
|Ward No. 3
|Anil Kumar Das 'Guddu'
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|-
|4.
|Ward No. 4
|Dinesh Kumar Sah (Kasera)
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|-
|5.
|Ward No. 5
|Bandhu Das
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|-
|6.
|Ward No. 6
|Sashi Kumar Chaudhary
|style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal|LSP-N]]
|-
|7.
|Ward No. 7
|Shubhash Chandra Yadav
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|CPN(MC)]]
|-
|8.
|Ward No. 8
|Jay Narayan Mandal
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|CPN(MC)]]
|-
|9.
|Ward No. 9
|Jawahar Yadav
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|-
|10.
|Ward No. 10
|Gangaram Khang
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)|CPN(MC)]]
|-
|11.
|Ward No. 11
|Udit Narayan Yadav
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|-
|12.
|Ward No. 12
|Ramchandra Yadav
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)]]
|-
|13.
|Ward No. 13
|Trilokinath Chaudhary
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |
|[[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]]
|-
|14.
|Ward No. 14
|Jagadish Mandal
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}};" |
|[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)]]
|-
|15.
|Ward No. 15
|Om Narayan Sah
|style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal|LSP-N]]
|-
|16.
|Ward No. 16
|Ram Akwal Yadav
|style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)|People's Socialist Party, Nepal]]
|}

=== Summary of results by ward ===

{| class="wikitable"
!style="width:500pt;"|Position
!width="3.25%"|1
!width="3.25%"|2
!width="3.25%"|3
!width="3.25%"|4
!width="3.25%"|5
!width="3.25%"|6
!width="3.25%"|7
!width="3.25%"|8
!width="3.25%"|9
!width="3.25%"|10
!width="3.25%"|11
!width="3.25%"|12
!width="3.25%"|13
!width="3.25%"|14
!width="3.25%"|15
!width="3.25%"|16
|-
!Ward Chairman
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[CPN (Maoist Centre)]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Pramila Kumari Sah
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|-
|-
!Ward Member 1
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[People's Socialist Party, Nepal|Janata Samajwadi Party]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Ishrat Praveen
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
|-
|-
!Ward Member 2
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Nepali Congress]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Sushila Yadav
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
|-
|-
!Female Member
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Sadhana Jha
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Janamat Party}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Janamat Party]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Sadhana Das
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
|
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
|
|-
|-
!Female Dalit Member
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}};" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}};" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Mamata Chaudhary
| style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal}};" |
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| style="background-color:{{party color|People's Socialist Party, Nepal}};" |
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! colspan="17" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/LocalElectionResult2079.aspx#election-chart-result Election Commission]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)]]
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!colspan=3 align=left|Total|| || 100
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 14 September 2024

2022 Rajbiraj municipal elections
← 2017 13 May 2022[1] 2027 →
85 seats to Rajbiraj Municipal City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.65% (Decrease 0.20 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bhimraj Yadav Shambhu Prasad Yadav Irshad Ansari
Party People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) Maoist Centre Nepali Congress
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Dipendra Chaudhary Mamata Jha Nathuni Das
Party Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal Janamat Unified Socialist
Summary of Partywise Ward chairperson won, 2022
Mayor before election

Shambhu Prasad Yadav
Maoist Centre

Elected Mayor

Bhimraj Yadav
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020)

The Municipal election for Rajbiraj were held in 13 May 2022 to elect a mayor, a deputy mayor, 16 ward chairperson and ward members. All positions are for a period of 5 years.[2] A secondary election is to be held for the municipal executives which will elect 5 women from the elected ward members and 3 members who must be from the Dalit and minority community. The electorate for this election will be the 82 members chosen by direct election.[3] Janata Samajwadi Party mayoral candidate Bhimraj Yadav was elected as a Mayor of Rajbiraj by securing 9,624 votes.[4]

Background

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The last local level elections were held in 2017.[5] With the passing of a new constitution in 2015, a commission was formed to restructure the existing local levels into more powerful and autonomous local bodies. The city limits of Rajbiraj were changed during this restructuring and the number of wards was increased from 10 to 16. Electors in each ward will elect a ward chairperson 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.[6]

Voters

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Election Commission of Nepal is the responsible body to update and publish the final electoral rolls before the election in Nepal.[7] The election commission had published the final voter list for the local level election on March 27. There is a total of 39,692 registered voters who can cast their vote in Rajbiraj municipal election.[8][9] The Ward wise electoral details for the 2022 Rajbiraj municipal election:[10]

Ward wise electoral details
No. Ward No. Men Women Third gender Total
1. Ward No. 1 2017 1731 2 3750
2. Ward No. 2 1309 1213 0 2522
3. Ward No. 3 819 691 0 1510
4. Ward No. 4 1164 988 0 2152
5. Ward No. 5 932 858 0 1790
6. Ward No. 6 1966 1767 0 3733
7. Ward No. 7 1736 1560 0 3296
8. Ward No. 8 1084 1087 0 2171
9. Ward No. 9 2118 1746 0 3864
10. Ward No. 10 1494 1306 0 2800
11. Ward No. 11 1239 1035 0 2274
12. Ward No. 12 1153 934 0 2087
13. Ward No. 13 1285 1130 0 2415
14. Ward No. 14 829 727 0 1556
15. Ward No. 15 1071 930 0 2001
16. Ward No. 16 854 817 0 1771
Male 21170
Female 18520
Other 2
Total Voters 39692

Election schedule

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On March 24, the Election commission of Nepal announced the election schedule for the local election.

S.N. Activities Date
1 Candidate nomination registration 2022 April 24-25
2 Publication of nominated candidate list 2022 April 25
3 Complaining against a candidate 2022 April 26
4 Scrutiny of nomination 2022 April 27-28
5 Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 2022 April 28
6 Publication of final candidate list 2022 April 29
7 Provide election symbols to candidates 2022 April 30
8 Election day 2022 May 13
Date of Counting of Votes Immediately after completion of election
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Candidates

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Mayor Candidates

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Shambhu Prasad Yadav

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Shambhu Prasad Yadav, the Mayor of Rajbiraj Municipilaty was elected in 2017.[11] He was elected as a Mayor in local level elections from Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.[12] After the merger of political parties, he joined People's Socialist Party, Nepal in 2020. He is now contesting for the Mayor's candidacy from Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) after resigning from his mayoral post.[13]

Bhimraj Yadav

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Bhimraj Yadav is the candidate from People's Socialist Party, Nepal. He was previously contested for the Mayor candidacy in 2017 local level election from Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and lost by 15 votes.[14] He was previously associated with Federation Of Contractors' Associations, Saptari.

Candidates list (Mayor and Deputy Mayor)

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Key Description
♔ denotes former Mayor
♕ denotes former Deputy Mayor
No.[15] Party Flag Symbol Mayor candidate Photo Deputy Mayor candidate Photo
1. CPN-MC Shambhu Prasad Yadav Pramila Kumari Sah
2. PSP-N Bhimraj Yadav Ishrat Praveen
3. Nepali Congress Irshad Ansari Sushila Yadav
4. LSP-N Dipendra Chaudhary Sadhana Jha
5. Janamat Party Mamata Jha Sadhana Das
6. CPN-US Nathuni Das Mamata Chaudhary
7. CPN-UML Anil Jha Sashita Kumari Dev
8. Rastriya Prajatantra Party Umesh Prasad Sah Sarita Jha
9. Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Bhupendra Yadav Bimala Devi Chaudhary

Candidate list (Ward Chairperson)

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Key Description
♔ denotes former Ward Chairperson
Party[15] Symbol Ward Number (1-8)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CPN-MC Gangaram Yadav Chandan Kumar Yadav Md. Irshad Ahmad Akhtar Ali Miya Sanjay Kumar Das Prem Kumar Yadav Subhash Chandra Yadav Jay Narayan Mandal
PSP-N Chandra Shekhar Chaudhary Arun Kumar Yadav Anil Kumar Das Dinesh Kumar Sah Bandhu Lal Das Shiv Kumar Sah Santosh Prasad Sah Dev Narayan Gurmaita
Nepali Congress Anand Kumar Jha Shambhu Lal Dev Ranjit Chaudhary Prabhat Kumar Lalan Samir Kumar Jha Raj Kumar Chaudhary Ghanshyam Sah Kaushal Kumar Das
LSP-N Satish Kumar Jha Lalit Narayan Jha Furqan Ahmed Khan Ramasish Prasad Sah Lalan Mishra Sashi Kumar Chaudhary Bijay Kumar Dev Digambar Lal Sah
Janamat Party Sandip Sharma Sujit Kumar Mandal - Roshan Ansari Roshan Bajpayee Prakash Kumar Chaudhary Manju Devi Sah -
CPN-US Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary Shivnath Das - Dambar Narayan Das Ramchandra Sah Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary Akhilesh Kumar Dev Satish Kumar Dutta
CPN-UML Kalim Miya Dipendra Kumar Yadav Md. Mukhtar Mukhtar Aalam Sanjiv Das Dipak Kumar Das Tribhuvan Yadav Sunil Kumar Pariyar
Independent Sudarshan Prasad Singh Mangi Lal Nai
Party Symbol Ward Number (9-16)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
CPN-MC Shambhu Prasad Yadav Gangaram Khang Sanjay Kumar Yadav Gopi Krishna Yadav Yogendra Yadav Upendra Sada Santosh Kumar Yadav Shailendra Kumar Dev
PSP-N Jawahar Yadav Sushil Kumar Das Udit Narayan Yadav Sanjiv Kumar Yadav Bishnudev Yadav Shobha Lal Mandal Ram Prasad Yadav Ram Akbal Yadav
Nepali Congress Pradip Kumar Yadav Rundi Yadav Amarnath Yadav Harihar Yadav Suryanarayan Prasad Yadav Satya Narayan Mandal Umesh Prasad Yadav Narendra Prasad Dev
LSP-N Sitaram Yadav Bishnu Kumar Rohita Mahesh Prasad Sah Anil Kumar Yadav Jag Narayan Yadav Magain Mandal Om Narayan Sah Buchai Das
Janamat Party Tarakant Yadav Mahendra Yadav Sachhidanand Yadav Pramod Kumar Rajak Rajendra Prasad Yadav Hare Krishna Mandal Ram Babu Yadav Gajendra Prasad Yadav
CPN-US Chhote Lal Yadav - Rajendra Prasad Yadav Ramchandra Yadav Sukdev Yadav - Dalluram Mochi Mahendra Prasad Dev
CPN-UML Md. Jamir Ali Bhupendra Prasad Yadav Upendra Prasad Yadav Satya Narayan Yadav Bhupendra Yadav Jagadish Mandal Balram Yadav Shivram Das

Voters turnout

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The Election commission of Nepal has scheduled the polling time from early 7:00 am NST to 17:00 pm NST on 13 May 2022.[16][17] There are total 27 polling stations and 52 voting booths in Rajbiraj municipal election.[18]

Ward No. Polling stations Total Voters Turnout Turnout (%)
Name Voters Name Voters Name Voters
Ward No. 1 Devkota School, Chanaura 2361 Primary School, Dumari 1389 3750 2900 77.44%
Ward No. 2 Primary School, Rajdevi 2522 2522 1597 63.32%
Ward No. 3 Kesho Anirudhhawati Secondary School 1510 1510 943 62.45%
Ward No. 4 Primary School, Centre No. 6 2152 2152 1521 70.71%
Ward No. 5 Public Bindeshwari School, Swarna Tole 1790 1790 1230 68.71%
Ward No. 6 Primary School, Thangachhi 1852 Bahira Baalak School 1881 3733 2616 70.07%
Ward No. 7 District Sports Office 1430 Primary School, Kharsal 1866 3296 2130 64.67%
Ward No. 8 Gharelu Office 2171 2171 1368 63.01%
Ward No. 9 Ward Office 1531 Primary School, Gadhiya 995 Healthpost Bhawan 1338 3864 2993 77.46%
Ward No. 10 Janak School, Biraul 1111 Primary School, Dighwa 1358 Primary School, Maitgadhi 331 2800 2190 78.60%
Ward No. 11 Primary School, Jhalahi 1402 Primary School, Pharseth 872 2274 1833 80.60%
Ward No. 12 Ward Office, Bisahariya 2087 2087 1789 78.82%
Ward No. 13 Mahabir School, Bisahariya 1418 Primary School, Bhelahi Piparahi 997 2415 1829 75.23%
Ward No. 14 Primary School, Parsahi 1556 1556 1235 79.36%
Ward No. 15 Basic School, Deuri 895 Janata Basic School, Musaharniya 1106 2001 1557 78.01%
Ward No. 16 Ward Office, Boriya 1311 Narendra Memorial School 460 1771 1341 75.58%
Total 39692 28682 72.65%
The number of total voters of Rajbiraj Municipality is updated on 27 March 2022.
Election day gallery
  • Polling booth
    Polling booth
  • Peoples outside the polling booth
    Peoples outside the polling booth
  • Voter
    Voter
  • People outside the polling booth
    People outside the polling booth
  • A view of the polling booth
    A view of the polling booth
  • Voters are in queue
    Voters are in queue

Results

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Mayoral election

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Mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) Bhimraj Yadav 9,624 37.6% +13.79%
Maoist Centre Shambhu Prasad Yadav 4,807 18.7% −5.18%
Congress Irshad Ansari 4,576 17.8% New
Loktantrik Samajwadi Dipendra Kumar Chaudhary 2,437 9.5% New
Unified Socialist Nathuni Das 1,322 5.1% New
CPN (UML) Anil Jha 1,288 5.0% New
Janamat Mamata Jha 922 3.6% New
RPP Umesh Prasad Sah 358 1.3% New
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2021) Bhupendra Yadav 107 0.4% New
Others 153 0.5%
Total votes 25,594 100.0%
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold

Deputy-Mayoral election

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Deputy mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) Ishrat Parvin 7,264 30.1% New
Congress Sushila Kumari Yadav 4,427 18.3% +7.4
Maoist Centre Pramila Kumari Sah 4,250 17.6% New
Loktantrik Samajwadi Sadhana Jha 3,206 13.3% −14.3%
CPN (UML) Sashila Kumari Dev 1,968 8.1% New
Janamat Sadhana Das 1,203 4.9% New
Unified Socialist Mamata Chaudhary 1,116 4.6% −10.7
RPP Sarita Jha 386 1.6% New
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2021) Bimala Devi Chaudhary 139 0.5% New
Total votes 23,959 100.0%
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold

Ward results

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Party Chairman Members
People's Socialist Party, Nepal 8 26
CPN(Maoist Centre) 3 8
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal 2 7
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 1 1
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) 1 4
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1 3
Nepali Congress 0 14
Independent 0 1
Total 16 64

Ward wise electoral details

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No. Ward No. Ward Chairman Political Party
1. Ward No. 1 Chandra Shekhar Chaudhary People's Socialist Party, Nepal
2. Ward No. 2 Arun Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party, Nepal
3. Ward No. 3 Anil Kumar Das 'Guddu' People's Socialist Party, Nepal
4. Ward No. 4 Dinesh Kumar Sah (Kasera) People's Socialist Party, Nepal
5. Ward No. 5 Bandhu Das People's Socialist Party, Nepal
6. Ward No. 6 Sashi Kumar Chaudhary LSP-N
7. Ward No. 7 Shubhash Chandra Yadav CPN(MC)
8. Ward No. 8 Jay Narayan Mandal CPN(MC)
9. Ward No. 9 Jawahar Yadav People's Socialist Party, Nepal
10. Ward No. 10 Gangaram Khang CPN(MC)
11. Ward No. 11 Udit Narayan Yadav People's Socialist Party, Nepal
12. Ward No. 12 Ramchandra Yadav Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
13. Ward No. 13 Trilokinath Chaudhary Rastriya Prajatantra Party
14. Ward No. 14 Jagadish Mandal Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
15. Ward No. 15 Om Narayan Sah LSP-N
16. Ward No. 16 Ram Akwal Yadav People's Socialist Party, Nepal

Summary of results by ward

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Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Ward Chairman
Ward Member 1
Ward Member 2
Female Member
Female Dalit Member
Source: Election Commission


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Government announces local level elections for May 13". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. ^ "Everything you need to know about May 13 local polls". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  3. ^ "7 positions that you need to vote for in local elections". Online Khabar. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. ^ "JSP clinches mayor, deputy mayor in Rajbiraj". Nepal News. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  5. ^ "Nepal votes in first local elections in 20 years". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  6. ^ "Dalit representation to be higher in proportion of their population". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  7. ^ Service, Himalayan News (2022-04-23). "Poll panel rules out voter-list amendment". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  8. ^ "Election Commission Nepal". election.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  9. ^ Diwakar (2022-03-27). "Nepal local elections: Observers called to register themselves and get permits". Retrieved 2022-05-10.
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  11. ^ "RJPN candidate clinches mayor post in Rajbiraj Municipality by 15 votes". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  12. ^ "Rajbiraj municipality to close office today to mourn demise of its ward chair". News Abhiyan. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  13. ^ Service, Himalayan News (2022-04-23). "Local reps of Rajbiraj resign". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  14. ^ Republica. "RJP wins Rajbiraj municipality". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  15. ^ a b "Final list of Candidates contesting for Local level election 2022 in Nepal". election.gov.np (Excel) (in Nepali). Election Commission of Nepal. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  16. ^ Voting in the local elections. The Kathmandu Post (Report). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  17. ^ "Nepal polls: Go vote for grassroots democracy". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  18. ^ Election in detail (PDF). Election Commission of Nepal (pdf) (in Nepali).
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