Wikipedia Draft:Mayor of Mechinagar Munciplity

The mayor of Mechinagar is the head of the municipal executive of Mechinagar Munciplity City. The role was first created in during the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

The current mayor-elect is Gopal Chandra Budhathoki who had been elected in the 2022 election. The position has been held by fourteen people in a permanent capacity since its creation.

The city of Mechinagar is governed by Mechinagar Munciplity City Council and the mayor is supported by the municipal executive which consists of ward chairs of all 15 wards of Mechinagar.

History
Mechinagar municipality initially originated by combining Dhulabari (Nepali: धुलाबारी) and Kakarbhitta Village Development Committee. The municipality got its first territorial expansion by getting merged with nearby VDCs Bahundangi, Duhagadhi, Jyamirgadhi and Dhaijan in 2073 BS (2017 AD). The population of the expanded city is 111,737 (as of the 2011 census) and its area is 192.52 sq. km. The municipality is the municipality with the highest population in the country.

Power and functions
The mayor derives its power from the Local Government Operation Act, 2074.

The main functions of the mayor are:


 * Summon and chair meetings of the municipal assembly and the municipal executive.
 * Table agendas and proposals to the municipal assembly and the municipal executive.
 * Prepare and present the annual programme and budget.
 * Enforce the decisions of the assembly and the executive.
 * Oversee the work of committees and sub-committees of the municipality and ward committees.

The mayor of Kathmandu is also a member of the Kathmandu District Assembly and the chairman of the Valley Municipal Forum.