Gopal Chandra Budhathoki

Mayor of Mechinagar Municipality

Gopal Chandra Budhathoki is a Nepali politicaian. He is a former member of Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1.[1][2] He was elected from Jhapa 1 (constituency) (B). He is the current Mayor of Mechinagar Municipality.[3]


Gopal Chandra Budhathoki
गोपाल चन्द्र बुढाथोकी
4th Mayor of Mechinagar
Assumed office
26 May 2022
DeputyMina Kumari Pokharel
Preceded byBimal Acharya
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
In office
4 March 2018 – 24 April 2022
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded bySabina Bajagain
ConstituencyJhapa 1 (B)
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)

Political Career

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The CPN UML candidate Gopal Chandra Budhathoki was elected as a member of Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1 by 17,839 votes. His nearest rival of Nepali Congress Ashok Kumar Pokharel got 9,978 votes.

Result

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2017 Nepalese provincial elections

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Gopal Chandra Budhathoki 17,839
Nepali Congress Ashok Kumar Pokharel 9,978
Others 1,791
Invalid votes 933
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission

References

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  1. "Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1", Wikipedia, 2022-07-20, retrieved 2022-08-04
  2. "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य राजीनामा स्वीकृत सम्बन्धी सूचना". moial.p1.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  3. "Mechinagar Municipality - Election 2079 | Results and Updates | Local Election of Nepal 2079 - Jhapa, Pradesh 1 | Ekantipur Election". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

Other websites

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Political offices
Preceded by
Bhimal Acharya
Mayor of Mechinagar
2022–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Constituency created
Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
2018-2022
Succeeded by
Sabina Bajgain