# 2022 Itahari municipal election

Municipal election for Itahari took place on 13 May 2022, with all 102 positions up for election across 20 wards. The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 20 ward chairs and 80 ward members. An indirect election will also be held to elect five female members and an additional three female members from the Dalit and minority community to the municipal executive.
Hem Karna Paudel from Nepali Congress was elected as the mayor of the metropolitan city defeating CPN (UML) candidate.

## Background

Itharai was established as a municipality in 1997. The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2014 by merging nearby village development committees into Itahari municipality. Electors in each ward elect a ward chair and four ward members, out of which two must be female and one of the two must belong to the Dalit community.
In the previous election, Dwarik Lal Chaudhary of the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected as the first mayor of the sub-metropolitan city.

## Candidates

| Party | Mayor candidate |
| Nepali Congress | Hemkarna Paudel |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yam Kumar Subba |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Akash Subba |

## Opinion poll

| Date | News agency | Sample size | Hem Karna Paudel | Yam Kumar Subba | Akash Subba | Undecided | Result |
| 9 May 2022 | Setopati | 85 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 14 | Hung |
| 9 May 2022 | Setopati | 85 | 42% | 33% | 8.5% | 16.5% | Hung |

## Exit polls

| Date | Pollster | Paudel | Y Subba | A Subba | Others | Lead |
| Date | Pollster | Congress | UML | RPP | Others | Lead |
| 13 May 2022 | Facts Nepal | 54.3% | 28.7% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 25.6% |

## Results
### Mayoral election

Mayoral elections result :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Congress | Hem Karna Paudel | 33,049 | 50.0% | +9.2% |
| | CPN (UML) | Yam Kumar Chungbang Subba | 28,031 | 42.4% | −0.8% |
| | RPP | Aakash Hang Limbu | 3,908 | 5.9% | −1.2% |
| | Others | | 1,131 | 1.7% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,119 | 100.0% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 104,626 | | |
| | Congress gain from CPN (UML) | Congress gain from CPN (UML) | Swing | +5.0% | |
Deputy mayoral elections result :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPN (UML) | Sangita Kumari Chaudhary | 32,436 | 58.0% | +12.0% |
| | Unified Socialist | Keshav Kumar Bista | 18,031 | 32.3% | New |
| | RPP | Babita Kumari Chaudhary | 4,719 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
| | Others | | 717 | 1.3% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,903 | 100.0% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 104,626 | | |
| | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |

### Ward results

Summary of Partywise Ward chairman and Ward member seats won, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Chairman | Members |
| | Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | 14 | 60 |
| | Nepali Congress | 5 | 16 |
| | Independent | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 80 |

### Summary of results by ward

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

## Council formation

| Party | Party | Mayor | Deputy Mayor | Ward Chairman | Ward Members | Total seats | Remarks |
| | Nepali Congress | 1 | | 5 | 16 | 22 | |
| | Communist Party of Nepal (UML) | | 1 | 14 | 60 | 75 | Majority |
| | Independent | | | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total | Total | 1 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 102 | 52 for Majority |