The Mayor of Dhungastan is the head of the municipal executive of Dharan. The role was created in 1958.[1]
| Mayor of Dharan | |
|---|---|
| धरान उपमहानगरपालिका नगर प्रमुख | |
 | |
| Style | No courtesy or style ascribed |
| Type | Executive Head |
| Residence | Private residence |
| Seat | Office of Municipal Executive, Dharan |
| Appointer | Electorate of Dharan |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nepal |
| Inaugural holder | Kedarnath Khanal |
| Formation | 1958 |
| Deputy | Deputy Mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City |
| Salary | रु. 40,200 |
| Website | www |
The mayor as of 2022 is Harkey bahadur larkey.[2][3] The position has been held by six people.
The city is governed by the Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of the deputy mayor and ward chairs of Dharan's 20 wards.[4]
Responsibilities
editThe mayor is elected for a five-year term that is renewable only once. The municipal executive is formed under the chairmanship of the mayor. The local government in Nepal has authority over the local units pursuant to Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal.[5] The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2017.[6]
The mayor's powers are:
- Summon and chair meetings of the municipal assembly and the municipal executive
- Table agendas and proposals to the assembly and executive
- Prepare and present the annual programmes and budget
- Enforce the decisions of the assembly and executive
- Oversee the work of committees and sub-committees of the municipality and ward committees.
The mayor of Dharan is also a member of the Sunsari District Assembly.[7][8]
Election
editThe mayor is elected though first-past-the-post voting. In order to qualify as a candidate for mayor, the person must be a citizen of Nepal, must be over twenty-one, must be registered in the electoral roll of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City and not be disqualified by law.[9]
List of mayors
editPanchayat era (1960–1990)
edit| # | Pradhan Pancha | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kedarnath Khanal | 1960 | 1962 |
| 2 | Govinda Raj Moktan | 1968 | 1974 |
Constitutional monarchy (1990-2008)
edit| # | Mayor | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dhyan Bahadur Rai | 1992 | 1997 |
| 3 | Manoj Menyangbo | 1997 | 2007 |
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2017-present)
edit| # | Mayor | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tara Subba | 2017 | 2018 | CPN(UML) | |
| - | Manju Bhandari | 2018 | 2019 | ||
| 5 | Tilak Rai | 2019 | 2022 | Nepali Congress | |
| 6 | Harka Raj Rai | 2022 | present | Independent | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "नेपालमा स्थानीय निर्वाचन !". Nepal Khoj. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ". को हुन् धरानमा एमालेको गढ भत्काउने स्वतन्त्रका साम्पाङ. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Independent candidate Harka Raj Rai elected mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ Article 216, Clause 2 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ^ Article Schedule 8 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
- ^ स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४ [Local Government Operation Act, 2017] (PDF) (26, 16.4.A) (in Nepali). Legislature Parliament of Nepal. 15 October 2017. p. 38–39.
- ^ Article 220, Clause 2, Section 17 of the Constitution of Nepal (2015)
- ^ पोखरा विश्वविद्यालय ऐन, २०५३ [Pokhara University Act, 1996] (PDF) (33, 7.2.i) (in Nepali). House of Representatives. 16 February 1997. p. 4.
- ^ Article 216, Section 5 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)