In 2017 election of Airawati Rural Municipality (Pyuthan district), candidate Nabil Bikram Shah of Nepali Congress Party (NC) secured 2,490 (33.91%) votes out of total votes of 7,342 and was elected as a Chairman. The first runner-up candidate was Tika Bahadur Gurung of Nepal Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN (UML)) who secured 2,474 (25.16%) of votes. The rest of 5 candidates for the position of Chairman secured combined 2,378 (16.19) of votes.
Similarly, for the position of Vice-Chairman, candidate Budha Bahadur Basnet of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) (CPN (M)) secured 2,181 (33.03%) and was elected as a Vice-Chairman, while Sita Gaire of Rastriya JanaMorcha (RasJanM) secured 2,168 (24.68%) of votes and came in second position. Other 4 candidates who contested for Vice-Chairman secured combined 2,254 (17.07) of votes.
As illustrated in the pie chart, there were total 155 candidates contested in various positions with gender ratio of 90 (58.06%) males and 65 (41.94%) females. Moreover, there were total 32 candidates contested for ward chairman positions in 6 wards. Same as, total 56 candidates had contested for ward member positions while 28 females and 26 females from depressed group (dalit) had contested for female member position in each ward.
Similarly, for the position of Vice-Chairman, candidate Budha Bahadur Basnet of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) (CPN (M)) secured 2,181 (33.03%) and was elected as a Vice-Chairman, while Sita Gaire of Rastriya JanaMorcha (RasJanM) secured 2,168 (24.68%) of votes and came in second position. Other 4 candidates who contested for Vice-Chairman secured combined 2,254 (17.07) of votes.
As illustrated in the pie chart, there were total 155 candidates contested in various positions with gender ratio of 90 (58.06%) males and 65 (41.94%) females. Moreover, there were total 32 candidates contested for ward chairman positions in 6 wards. Same as, total 56 candidates had contested for ward member positions while 28 females and 26 females from depressed group (dalit) had contested for female member position in each ward.