By-election results announced nationwide: Party-wise winners list

KATHMANDU: The results of the by-elections held on Sunday for 41 vacant local-level positions across Nepal have been announced.

According to the Election Commission, the final vote counts, including those for the Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality in Kathmandu, Vice-Chairperson of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality in Dolakha, Vice-Chairperson of Sarkegad Rural Municipality in Humla, and Ward Chairperson of Belaka Municipality-9 in Udayapur, were completed and made public on Monday night.

While the elections in seven states led to some exchanges of positions among the Nepali Congress, UML, and Maoist Centre, the results have not indicated significant political upheavals.

The Nepali Congress made notable gains, breaking through UML strongholds, despite the Maoist Centre losing some previously held seats.

Initially, the by-election program was scheduled for 44 positions. However, three candidates were elected unopposed before the elections.

Tekraj Bhattarai and Tika Kumari Chaudhary (Bhul) of the Nepali Congress were elected unopposed as the chief of the District Coordination Committees in Okhaldhunga and Kailali, respectively, while Jagat Gharti of the Maoist Centre was elected unopposed as Ward Chairperson of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality-2 in Rukum East.

Winners by Political Party:

Nepali Congress (17 winners):

Krishna Man Dangol – Mayor, Kirtipur Municipality – 5,334 votes
Arjun Prasad Tiwari – Ward Chairperson, Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-12 – 2,063 votes
Anand Shrestha – Ward Chairperson, Musikot Municipality-1 – 1,184 votes
Rajendra Baniya – Ward Chairperson, Kirtipur Municipality-4 – 1,155 votes
Prakash Chand – Ward Chairperson, Bhimdatta Municipality-6 – 1,107 votes
Amin Tharu – Ward Chairperson, Thakurbaba Municipality-4 – 1,043 votes
Teter Sahu – Ward Chairperson, Gadhi Rural Municipality-6 – 816 votes
Samse Alam – Ward Chairperson, Rajpur Municipality-6 – 744 votes
Dhirendra Pujara – Ward Chairperson, Surma Rural Municipality-4 – 657 votes
Bhupmani Pun Magar – Ward Chairperson, Runtigadhi Rural Municipality-4 – 643 votes
Sheikh Abdul Khalik – Ward Chairperson, Ishnath Municipality-7 – 627 votes
Moti Ram Khatri – Ward Chairperson, Sanibheri Rural Municipality-5 – 590 votes
Ichha Kumar Maharjan – Ward Chairperson, Kirtipur Municipality-1 – 562 votes
Mohan Thapa – Ward Chairperson, Purbi Chauki Rural Municipality-6 – 468 votes
Nagendra Limbu – Ward Chairperson, Laligurans Municipality-8 – 440 votes
Dhan Singh Kunwar – Ward Chairperson, Duhu Rural Municipality-5 – 376 votes
Khamba Bahadur Singh – Ward Chairperson, Kuse Rural Municipality-7 – 347 votes

Maoist Centre (11 winners):

Namo Narayan Majhi – Chairperson, Gramthan Rural Municipality – 6,969 votes
Devka Lamichhane – Deputy Mayor, Nalagad Municipality – 4,272 votes
Devaki Timalsina – Vice-Chairperson, Sarkegad Rural Municipality – 1,637 votes
Narpura Budha – Vice-Chairperson, Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality – 3,627 votes
Krishna Ghimire – Ward Chairperson, Kakani Rural Municipality-2 – 1,085 votes
Navin Kumar Bantawa Rai – Ward Chairperson, Triyuga Municipality-12 – 923 votes
Sunil Kapar Kewat – Ward Chairperson, Dhanushadham Municipality-1 – 684 votes
Bishnu Bahadur Magar – Ward Chairperson, Gorkha Municipality-5 – 486 votes
Nar Bahadur Jhakri – Ward Chairperson, Tripurasundari Municipality-5 – 161 votes
Bharat Ghimire – Ward Chairperson, Belka Municipality-9 – 559 votes
Jagat Gharti – Ward Chairperson, Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality-2 (unopposed)

UML (8 winners):

Jang Bahadur Shahi – Chairperson, Mahabu Rural Municipality – 3,127 votes
Uma Lungeli Magar Sherpa – Vice-Chairperson, Gaurishankar Rural Municipality – 2,805 votes
Sulochana Kumari Bhandari – Vice-Chairperson, Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality – 1,740 votes
Mohammad Tahir Muslim – Ward Chairperson, Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality-1 – 1,150 votes
Sakibul Khan – Ward Chairperson, Ramgopalpur Municipality-2 – 631 votes
Lal Bahadur Shahi – Ward Chairperson, Dullu Municipality-13 – 574 votes
Ganga Bahadur Tamang – Ward Chairperson, Molung Rural Municipality-5 – 399 votes
Kumari Sawaden – Ward Chairperson, Sirijanga Rural Municipality-3 – 353 votes

JSP Nepal (2 winners):

Dhirendra Kumar Sah – Ward Chairperson, Dakneshwori Municipality-1 – 652 votes
Devendra Prasad Yadav – Ward Chairperson, Dakneshwori Municipality-4 – 372 votes

RSP (1 winner):

Rojina Shrestha – Ward Chairperson, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16 – 2,902 votes

Unified Socialist (1 winner):

Bajrangi Prasad Yadav – Ward Chairperson, Gadimai Municipality-8 – 655 votes

Nepal Labour Party (1 winner):

Khadga Raj Shahi – Ward Chairperson, Tilagufa Municipality-4 – 143 votes

Swatantra (1 winner):

Laxmi Prasad Oli – Ward Chairperson, Kankai Municipality-6 – 493 votes

District Coordination Committees (2 unopposed winners):

Tekraj Bhattarai – Chief, Okhaldhunga (Nepali Congress)
Tika Kumari Chaudhary (Bhul) – Chief, Kailali (elected unopposed from Nepali Congress)

The by-elections concluded smoothly with political parties maintaining their presence across the states.