Gopal Hamal | |
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गोपाल हमाल | |
Mayor of Dhangadhi | |
Assumed office 22 May 2022 | |
Deputy | Kandakala Kumari Rana |
Preceded by | Nrip Bahadur Wad |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | Independent |
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Gopal Hamal | 26,865 | 51.8% | +27.7% | |
NC | 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 NC | Swing | +14.6% |