Mayor of Pokhara
Executive head of Pokhara Metropolitan City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The mayor of Pokhara is the head of the municipal executive of Pokhara Metropolitan City. The role was first created in 1959.[2]
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Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City | |
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पोखरा महानगरपालिकाका नगर प्रमुख | |
Type | Executive Head |
Seat | Office of Municipal Executive, Pokhara |
Appointer | Electorate of Pokhara |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nepal |
Inaugural holder | Shiva Bahadur Thapa |
Formation | 1959 |
Deputy | Deputy Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City |
Salary | रु 43,000[1] |
Website | pokharamun |
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The current mayor is Dhana Raj Acharya who was elected in the 2022 election.[3] The position has been held by sixteen people since its creation.[4][5]
The city of Pokhara is governed by the Pokhara Metropolitan City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of the deputy mayor and ward chairs of all 33 wards of Pokhara.[6]