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 change

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 change

2017 Nepalese provincial elections change

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 change

  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 change

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