# 2022 Rajbiraj municipal election

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. 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. Janata Samajwadi Party mayoral candidate Bhimraj Yadav was elected as a Mayor of Rajbiraj by securing 9,624 votes.

## Background

The last local level elections were held in 2017. 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.

## Voters

Election Commission of Nepal is the responsible body to update and publish the final electoral rolls before the election in Nepal. 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. The Ward wise electoral details for the 2022 Rajbiraj municipal election:
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 | Male | Male | Male | Male | 21170 |
| Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | 18520 |
| Other | Other | Other | Other | Other | 2 |
| Total Voters | Total Voters | Total Voters | Total Voters | Total Voters | 39692 |

## Election schedule

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 | Date of Counting of Votes | Immediately after completion of election |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal |||

## Candidates
### Mayor Candidates
#### Shambhu Prasad Yadav

Shambhu Prasad Yadav, the Mayor of Rajbiraj Municipilaty was elected in 2017. He was elected as a Mayor in local level elections from Rastriya Janata Party Nepal. 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.

#### 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. He was previously associated with Federation Of Contractors' Associations, Saptari.

### Candidates list (Mayor and Deputy Mayor)

| Key | Description |
| ♔ | denotes former Mayor |
| ♕ | denotes former Deputy Mayor |
| No. | Party | Mayor candidate | Deputy Mayor candidate |
| 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)

| Key | Description |
| ♔ | denotes former Ward Chairperson |
| Party | Symbol | Ward Number (1-8) | Ward Number (1-8) | Ward Number (1-8) | Ward Number (1-8) | Ward Number (1-8) | Ward Number (1-8) | Ward Number (1-8) | Ward Number (1-8) |
| Party | Symbol | 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) | Ward Number (9-16) | Ward Number (9-16) | Ward Number (9-16) | Ward Number (9-16) | Ward Number (9-16) | Ward Number (9-16) | Ward Number (9-16) |
| Party | Symbol | 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

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. There are total 27 polling stations and 52 voting booths in Rajbiraj municipal election.
| Ward No. | Polling stations | Polling stations | Polling stations | Polling stations | Polling stations | Polling stations | Total Voters | Turnout | Turnout (%) |
| Ward No. | Name | Voters | Name | Voters | Name | Voters | | | |
| Ward No. 1 | Devkota School, Chanaura | 2361 | Primary School, Dumari | Primary School, Dumari | Primary School, Dumari | 1389 | 3750 | 2900 | 77.44% |
| Ward No. 2 | Primary School, Rajdevi | Primary School, Rajdevi | Primary School, Rajdevi | Primary School, Rajdevi | Primary School, Rajdevi | 2522 | 2522 | 1597 | 63.32% |
| Ward No. 3 | Kesho Anirudhhawati Secondary School | Kesho Anirudhhawati Secondary School | Kesho Anirudhhawati Secondary School | Kesho Anirudhhawati Secondary School | Kesho Anirudhhawati Secondary School | 1510 | 1510 | 943 | 62.45% |
| Ward No. 4 | Primary School, Centre No. 6 | Primary School, Centre No. 6 | Primary School, Centre No. 6 | Primary School, Centre No. 6 | Primary School, Centre No. 6 | 2152 | 2152 | 1521 | 70.71% |
| Ward No. 5 | Public Bindeshwari School, Swarna Tole | Public Bindeshwari School, Swarna Tole | Public Bindeshwari School, Swarna Tole | Public Bindeshwari School, Swarna Tole | Public Bindeshwari School, Swarna Tole | 1790 | 1790 | 1230 | 68.71% |
| Ward No. 6 | Primary School, Thangachhi | 1852 | Bahira Baalak School | Bahira Baalak School | Bahira Baalak School | 1881 | 3733 | 2616 | 70.07% |
| Ward No. 7 | District Sports Office | 1430 | Primary School, Kharsal | Primary School, Kharsal | Primary School, Kharsal | 1866 | 3296 | 2130 | 64.67% |
| Ward No. 8 | Gharelu Office | Gharelu Office | Gharelu Office | Gharelu Office | 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 | Primary School, Pharseth | Primary School, Pharseth | 872 | 2274 | 1833 | 80.60% |
| Ward No. 12 | Ward Office, Bisahariya | Ward Office, Bisahariya | Ward Office, Bisahariya | Ward Office, Bisahariya | Ward Office, Bisahariya | 2087 | 2087 | 1789 | 78.82% |
| Ward No. 13 | Mahabir School, Bisahariya | 1418 | Primary School, Bhelahi Piparahi | Primary School, Bhelahi Piparahi | Primary School, Bhelahi Piparahi | 997 | 2415 | 1829 | 75.23% |
| Ward No. 14 | Primary School, Parsahi | Primary School, Parsahi | Primary School, Parsahi | Primary School, Parsahi | Primary School, Parsahi | 1556 | 1556 | 1235 | 79.36% |
| Ward No. 15 | Basic School, Deuri | 895 | Janata Basic School, Musaharniya | Janata Basic School, Musaharniya | Janata Basic School, Musaharniya | 1106 | 2001 | 1557 | 78.01% |
| Ward No. 16 | Ward Office, Boriya | 1311 | Narendra Memorial School | Narendra Memorial School | Narendra Memorial School | 460 | 1771 | 1341 | 75.58% |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39692 | 28682 | 72.65% |
| The number of total voters of Rajbiraj Municipality is updated on 27 March 2022. ||||||||||

### Election day gallery

* Polling booth
* Peoples outside the polling booth
* Voter
* People outside the polling booth
* A view of the polling booth
* Voters are in queue

## Results
### Mayoral election

Mayoral elections result :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 25,594 | 100.0% | |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold |

### Deputy-Mayoral election

Deputy mayoral elections result :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 23,959 | 100.0% | |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold | People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020) hold |

## Ward results

| Party | 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 | Total | 16 | 64 |

### Ward wise electoral details

| 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

* Position
* Ward Chairman
* Ward Member 1
* Ward Member 2
* Female Member
* Female Dalit Member
* Source: Election Commission ||||||||||||||||