Municipal election for
Dharan took place on 13 May 2022, with all 102 positions up for election across 20 wards.[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 20 ward chairs and 80 ward members. An
indirect election will also be held to elect five female members and an additional three female members from the
Dalit and minority community to the
municipal executive.[3][4]
Dharan was established in 1958 as a municipality. The sub-metropolitan was created in 2014 by incorporating neighboring village development committees into Dharan municipality.[6] Electors in each ward elect a ward chair and four ward members, out of which two must be female and one of the two must belong to the
Dalit community.[7]