2022 Pokhara municipal election

2022 Pokhara municipal elections
13 May 2022
167 seats to Pokhara Metropolitan City Council
84 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dhana Raj Acharya Krishna Bahadur Thapa
Party Unified Socialist CPN (UML)
Seats before 0 119
Seats won 1 86
Seat change 1 33
Popular vote 58,893 52,848
Percentage 48.1% 43.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Shankar Kharal
Party Congress Independent
Seats before 48 0
Seats won 79 1
Seat change 31 1
Mayor before election

Man Bahadur GC
CPN (UML)

 Elected Mayor

Dhana Raj Acharya
Unified Socialist

Municipal election for Pokhara took place on 13 May 2022, with all 167 positions up for election across 33 wards. The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 33 ward chairs and 132 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.

Dhanraj Acharya of CPN (Unified Socialist) was elected mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan city.

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