Gopal Hamal

Gopal Hamal
गोपाल हमाल
Hamal in 2022
Mayor of Dhangadhi
Assumed office
22 May 2022
DeputyKandakala Kumari Rana
Preceded byNrip Bahadur Wad
Personal details
NationalityNepali
Political partyIndependent
Occupation

Gopal Hamal (Nepali: गोपाल हमाल), also known as Gopi Hamal is a Nepalese politician, social worker, and current mayor of Dhangadhi sub metropolitan city.[1] He announced his candidacy as an independent candidate and won the 2022 election with more than 51 percent of the vote.[2][3] He has been mayor since May 2022.[4] Prior to this he also contested in 2017 Dhangadhi municipal election, but lost by around 2,700 votes.[2][5]

Electoral history

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Mayoral elections result
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gopal Hamal 26,865 51.8% +27.7%
Congress Nrip Bahadur Wad 14,817 28.6% −1.4%
CPN (UML) Rana Bahadur Chand 9,115 17.6% −3.2%
Nagrik Unmukti Nim Kumar Chaudhary 805 1.6% New
Others 276 0.5%
Total votes 51,878 100.0%
Independent gain from Congress Swing +14.6%

References

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  1. ^ "Leading by Example: A Mayor's Mission to Transform Dhangadhi". United Nations Development Programme. 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gopal Hamal: A trader-turned-social worker is now the mayor of Dhangadhi". Online Khabar. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Independent candidate Gopal Hamal wins in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City". The Kathmandu Post. 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ बुढा, सविता (18 April 2023). "मेयर हमालको एक वर्षे रिपोर्ट कार्ड". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ राउत, स्वेच्छा (7 September 2022). "स्वतन्त्र जितेर चर्चित बनेका धनगढीका मेयर गोपाल हमालसँग एक भेट". BBC News (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
Preceded by
Nrip Bahadur Wad
Mayor of Dhangadhi
2022–present
Incumbent