44 local-level posts up for by-elections

By-elections are scheduled for vacant posts at the local level, resulting from various circumstances.

Elections will be held on Dec 1 for 44 vacant positions, including two district coordination committee chiefs, two rural municipality chairpersons, four vice-chairpersons, one mayor, one deputy mayor, and 34 ward chairs.

According to the Election Commission, by-elections will be conducted for the posts of district coordination committee chiefs in Okhaldhunga and Kailali, the mayor of Kirtipur Municipality in Kathmandu, the deputy mayor of Nalgad Municipality in Jajarkot, and chairpersons in Gramthan Rural Municipality of Morang, Mahabu Rural Municipality of Dailekh, Gaurishankar Rural Municipality of Dolakha, Sarkegad Rural Municipality of Humla, and Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality of Bajura.

Ward chairperson positions up for election include Siriganga Rural Municipality-3 in Taplejung, Kankai Municipality-6 in Jhapa, Laligurans Municipality-8 in Tehrathum, Gadhi Rural Municipality-6 in Sunsari, Molung Rural Municipality-5 in Okhaldhunga, Triyuga Municipality in Udayapur, Belka Municipality-9, Dakneshwari Municipality-1 and -4 in Saptari, and Dhanushadham Municipality-1 in Dhanusha.

Additionally, elections will be held for the ward chairs of Ramgopalpur Municipality-2 in Mahottari, Ishnath Municipality-7 in Rautahat, Rajpur Municipality-6, and Gadhimai Municipality-8.

Election Commission Information Officer Suman Ghimire informed RSS that by-elections will be held for the post of ward nos 1 and 4 of Kirtipur Municipality in Kathmandu, ward no 16 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, ward no. 2 of Kakani Rural Municipality in Nuwakot, ward no 12 of Hetauda Municipality in Makawanpur, ward no 5 of Gorkha Municipality in Gorkha, ward no 1 of Musikot Municipality in Gulmi, ward no 4 of Runtigadhi Rural Municipality in Rolpa, Thakurbaba Municipality-4 in Bardiya, Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality-2 in Rukum (East), and Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality-1 in Kapilvastu.