KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML has finalized the mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates of metropolises for the upcoming local elections.
A meeting of the UML Secretariat held at the residence of Chairman KP Sharma Oli in Balkot on Saturday evening decided on the candidates of metropolises.
The Secretariat meeting decided to nominate Keshav Sthapit for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Likewise, Sunita Dangol is the deputy mayoral candidate in Kathmandu.
Bijay Sarawgi will be the mayoral candidate of Birgunj metropolis from the UML. The party forged electoral coordination for the deputy mayor in Birjung with Democratic Socialist Party (DSP).
Similarly, it has been decided to nominate Bijay Subedi as the mayoral candidate in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Deepak Poudel as mayor and Manju Gurung as deputy mayor in Pokhara Metropolitan City, Harikrishna Byanjankar as the mayor and Manjila Shakya as the deputy mayor of Lalitpur metropolis.
The UML has also confirmed candidates for nine sub-metropolitan cities.
However, mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates for Janakpur and Jitpur Simara sub-metropolises have not been nominated and deputy mayoral candidate in Kalaiya sub-metropolis is also yet to be nominated.
In the remaining sub-metropolitan cities, both the mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates have been decided.
Dhangadhi Sub-metrpolis: Mayoral candidate Ran Bahadur Chand, Deputy Mayor candidate Kanda kala Rana Tharu
Nepalgunj: Pashupati Dayal Mishra for mayor, Shantidevi Dhakal for deputy mayor
Tulsipur: Tikaram Khadka for mayor, Saini Chaudhary for deputy mayor
Ghorahi: Narulal Chaudhary for mayor, Huma Kumari DC for deputy mayor
Butwal: Baburam Khadka for mayor, Sabitradevi Aryal for deputy mayor
Hetauda: Ananta Poudel for mayor, Sumitra Kafle for deputy mayor
Dharan: Manju Bhandari for mayor, Padam Limbu for deputy mayor
Itahari: Yam Kumar Subba for mayor, Sangita Chaudhary for deputy mayor
Kalaiya: Binod Sah for mayor
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