In 2017 election of Rajpur Rural Municipality (Dang district), candidate Lokraj K.c of Nepali Congress Party (NC) secured 2,395 (33.84%) votes out of total votes of 7,077 and was elected as a Chairman. The first runner-up candidate was Shyam Bahadur Jhakri of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) (CPN (M)) who secured 1,858 (19.62%) of votes. The rest of 4 candidates for the position of Chairman secured combined 2,824 (19.95) of votes.
Similarly, for the position of Vice-Chairman, candidate Dhanpati Devi Yadav of Nepali Congress Party (NC) secured 2,273 (32.56%) and was elected as a Vice-Chairman, while Pushpa Yadav of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) (CPN (M)) secured 1,949 (21.06%) of votes and came in second position. Other 4 candidates who contested for Vice-Chairman secured combined 2,758 (19.76) of votes.
As illustrated in the pie chart, there were total 173 candidates contested in various positions with gender ratio of 101 (58.38%) males and 72 (41.62%) females. Moreover, there were total 36 candidates contested for ward chairman positions in 7 wards. Same as, total 62 candidates had contested for ward member positions while 33 females and 30 females from depressed group (dalit) had contested for female member position in each ward.
Similarly, for the position of Vice-Chairman, candidate Dhanpati Devi Yadav of Nepali Congress Party (NC) secured 2,273 (32.56%) and was elected as a Vice-Chairman, while Pushpa Yadav of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) (CPN (M)) secured 1,949 (21.06%) of votes and came in second position. Other 4 candidates who contested for Vice-Chairman secured combined 2,758 (19.76) of votes.
As illustrated in the pie chart, there were total 173 candidates contested in various positions with gender ratio of 101 (58.38%) males and 72 (41.62%) females. Moreover, there were total 36 candidates contested for ward chairman positions in 7 wards. Same as, total 62 candidates had contested for ward member positions while 33 females and 30 females from depressed group (dalit) had contested for female member position in each ward.