Local level by-elections: where and which posts?

 Kathmandu, Nov 6: By-elections are taking place for the posts that remained vacant at the local level due to several reasons. 

Elections will be held for 44 vacant posts including two chiefs of district coordination committees, two chairpersons of rural municipalities, four vice-chairpersons, one mayor, one deputy mayor and 34 ward chairs on coming December 1. 

According to the National Election Commission, by-elections will be held for the post of district coordination committee chief of Okhaldhunga and Kailali, mayor of Kirtipur municipality of Kathmandu, deputy mayor of Nalgad municipality of Jajarkot, chairperson of Gramthan rural municipality of Morang and Mahabu rural municipality of Dailekh, Gaurishankar rural municipality of Dolakha, Sarkegad rural municipality of Humla and Swamikartik Khapar rural municipality of Bajura. 

By-elections will be held for ward chairpersons of Siriganga Rural Municipality-3 of Taplejung, Kankai Municipality-6 of Jhapa, Laligurans Municipality-8 of Tehrathum, Gadhi Rural Municipality-6 of Sunsari, Molung Rural Municipality-5 of Okhaldhunga, Triyuga Municipality of Udayapur, Belka Municipality-9, Dakneshwari Municipality-1 and 4 of Saptari, Dhanushadham Municipality-1 of Dhanusha.  

Likewise, it will be held for ward chair of Ramgopalpur Municipality-2 of Mahottari, Ishnath Municipality-7 of Rautahat, Rajpur Municipality-6 and Gadhimai Municipality-8. 

Information Officer at the Elelction Commission Suman Ghimire told RSS that the election will be held for the post of ward no. 1 and 4 of Kirtipur municipality of Kathmandu, ward no. 16 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, ward no. 2 of Kakani rural municipality of Nuwakot, ward no. 12 of Hetauda municipality of Makawanpur, ward no. 5 of Gorkha municipality of Gorkha, ward no. 1 of Musikot municipality of Gulmi, ward no. 4 of Runtigadhi rural municipality of Rolpa, Thakurbaba municipality-4 of Bardiya, Putha Uttarganga rural municipality-2 of Rukum (East) and Shuddhodhan rural municipality-1, Kapilvastu, Ghimire informed. (RSS)