Mechinagar Municipality

Mechinagar मेचीनगर मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Flag Official seal of Mechinagar Seal
Nickname:  Mechinagar Municipality
Motto:  To develop local area.
Mechinagar Location in Province No. 1 Mechinagar Mechinagar (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°40′00″N 88°07′20″E
Country	Nepal
Development Region	Eastern
Province	Province No. 1
District	Jhapa District
Government
• Mayor	Gopal Budhathoki (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Mina Uprate (NCP)
• Chief District Officer	Bishwanath Baral
Population  (2011)
• Total	111,797
• Rank	4th (Province No. 1) 18th (Nepal)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	57207, 57208
Area code	023
Website	mechinagarmun.gov.np

Mechinagar (Template:Lang-ne) is a municipality in Jhapa District, Province No. 1, Nepal and is the main entry point from India on Nepal's eastern border. Nepal's custom office is in Kakarvitta (Template:Lang-ne), a section of the municipality. The city is almost 475 km south east of the capital city Kathmandu and 115 km east of the state capital of Province One Biratnagar.

Origin

Mechinagar municipality initially originated by combining Dhulabari (Template:Lang-ne) and Kakarbhitta Village Development Committee. The municipality got its first territorial expansion by getting merged with nearby VDCs Bahundangi, Duhagadhi, Jyamirgadhi and Dhaijan in 2073 BS (2017 AD). The population of the expanded city is 131,520 (as of the 2021 census) and its area is 192.52 sq. km. The municipality is the municipality with the highest population in the country.

Geographical status

The city lies in the most eastern part of Nepal. The city is the largest municipality in the Jhapa District. The city has Arjundhara Municipality and Birtamod in the Western Part, Buddha Shanti Gaupalika and Ilam District in the North, Bhadrapur, Mechi in the South and West Bengal, India in the East. Mechi River separates City and Nepal from India.

Two major highways Mahendra Highway & Mechi Highway run in the city. The city is the link between the Northern Mechi Zone for the rest of the nation. The nearest airport is Bhadrapur Airport which is just attached to the Southern part of the city. Daily 6-8 flights make it to Kathmandu two way from the Airport.

Ward Division

Previously the city was divided in 13 wards. The city divided in 15 wards after expansion. The following are the new ward division:

Ward No	Previously	Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Density (per km2)
1	Bahundangi 7,8 & 9	13.10	5,793	442
2	Bahundangi 4 & 6	13.50	5,877	435
3	Bahundangi 3 & 5	18.50	7,102	384
4	Bahundangi 1 & 2	12.40	5,050	407
5	Mechinagar 8 & 9	9.17	4,533	494
6	Mechinagar 10	4.43	14,289	3,226
7	Mechinagar 11 & 12 and Jymargadi 8 & 9	16.21	10,904	673
8	Mechinagar 7 & 13	12.10	6,527	539
9	Mechinagar 4,5 & 6	13.50	10,162	753
10	Mechinagar 1,2 & 3	8.05	13,588	1,688
11	Dhaijan 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9	9.55	5,507	577
12	Dhaijan 3, 4, 5 & 6	7.01	4,313	615
13	Duwagadi 2, 3, 4 & 5	12.30	5,594	455
14	Duwagadi 1, 6, 7, 8 & 9	19.10	5,103	267
15	Jymargadi 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7	23.60	7,395	313

Local Election

Local Level Election 2017

Mechinagar Municipality is in the Jhapa district of Pradesh 1. There are 90,202 eligible voters for the Nepal local elections 2017, according to the Election Commission. There are 15 wards in the metropolitan city with a population of 111,520.

• Total Population : 111,520
• Number of Wards : 15
• Election Center : 35
• Number of Male Voters : 45,112
• Number of Female Voters : 45,090
• Number of Other Voters : -
• Total Eligible Voters : 90,202

Mayoral election

Summary of Mechinagar mayoral election, 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nepali Congress	Bimal Acharya	20,776	41.61%
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bishnu Prasad Prasain	19,192	38.79%
	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	Hand Lal Rajbanshi	7,696	4.61%
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Ramesh Dahal	803	0.72%
	Others		1246	14.27%
Total			49,711	100
Result			Nepali Congress gain

Summary of Mechinagar deputy mayoral election, 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Mina Kumari Pokharel	20,016	40.42%
	Nepali Congress	Durga Khatiwada	19,106	38.59%
	Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	Indira karki	7,690	4.56%
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Sabina Bajagain	1,235	1.89%
	Others		1246	14.54%
Total			49,711	100
Result			CPN (UML) gain

Local Level Election 2079

Mechinagar Municipality is in the Jhapa district of Pradesh 1. There are 90,202 eligible voters for the Nepal local elections 2022, according to the Election Commission. There are 15 wards in the metropolitan city with a population of 131,520.

• Total Population : 131,520
• Number of Wards : 15
• Election Center : 35
• Number of Male Voters : 45,112
• Number of Female Voters : 45,090
• Number of Other Voters : -
• Total Eligible Voters : 90,202

List Of Table

Party	Mayor	Deputy Mayor	Results
Nepali Congress	Indra Bahadur Budhathoki	-
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Gopal Chandra Budhathoki	Mina Kumari Pokharel
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	-	Prakash Bhandari
Mangol National Organization	Kishore Dhimal	Shikha Limbu
Rastriya Prajatantra Party	Ramesh Dahal	Sabina Bajgain
Loktantrit Samajwadi Party	Lawan Singh Dhimal	Anita Murmu
Maulik Jarokilo Party	Hira Bastola	Sita Dulal
CPN (Maxist Leninist)	Bharisadas Poudel	-
CPN (Unified Socialist)	-	Sharada Sharma Ghimire
Independents	Ram Kumar Budhathoki
Independents	Bijay Kumar Adhikari
Independents		Dilli Ram Ghimire

Council formation

Representation of Mechinagar Council Members

  Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (72%)

  (Nepali Congress) (19%)

  CPN (Maoist Centre) (9%)

Party		Mayor	Deputy Mayor	Ward Chairman	Ward Members	Total seats	Remarks
	Communist Party of Nepal (UML)	1	1	11	55	28	' ' ' Majority' ' '
	Nepali Congress			3	5	8
	CPN(Maoist Centre)			1	0	1
Total		1	1	15	60	77	42 for Majority

Current Members

Ward no.	Category	Members	Party
Ward chairman (15)
1	Ward Chairman	Raj Kumar Rai		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2		Deepak Baral
3
4
5
6				Nepali Congress
7				CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
8				Nepali Congress
9				CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
10				CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
11				CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
12				CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
13				CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
14				Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
15				Nepali Congress

Demography

The city is majorly occupied by the Bramins & Chettris. The city also have the remarkable number of the Dhimal & Rajbanshi Inhabitants. Marwari Community have the major stake on the trading business of the city.

Climate

The city temperature reaches up to 40 degree Celsius in the Summer and fall below 8 degrees in the winter. The city is a summer city and the winter lies only for four months (November to February). During March and April, high winds are likely to occur and moderate rainfall is seen in June & July.

Road Network

• Asian Highway 02 (AH02)
• Mahendra Highway (H01)
• Mechi Highway (H07)
• Bahundangi Road

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