For the upcoming local level by-elections, 20 candidates have been nominated for the post of mayor of Kirtipur municipality. According to Election Officer Indira Karki, 20 people including eight major parties and 12 independents have registered their candidacies by 5:00 pm.

Krishanman Dangol, chairman of the party's Kirtipur town, has registered his candidacy for the main post from the ruling Nepali Congress. Surendra Manandhar, a central member of the party from the ruling partner Nepal Communist Party (UML), registered his candidacy.

Professor Shivsharan Maharjan from CPN (Maoist Center), Engineer Dhruv Maharjan from Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, Keshav Shrestha from Janmat Party, Deepak Maharjan from Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal, Dilkumar Maharjan from Nepal Samajwadi Party, Bhanu Rizal from CPN (Unified Socialist) have also registered their candidature. Made. 

There are 12 candidates including one sexual minority on the independent side. Nawarath Banian, Rajman Maharjan, Dinesh Kumar Adhikari, Anand Maharjan, Kavikumar Maharjan, Nareshraj Pandey, Naresh Shrestha, Meem Maharjan, Deepak Maharjan, Ramkrishna Maharjan, Premkumar Maharjan and Dharmaraj Manandhar are among those who registered independent candidature.

Rajkumar Nakarmi, the chief elected in the last local elections, passed away on July 10, and a by-election is about to be held for that post.

Out of the two wards where the chairman is vacant, nine candidates have been nominated in Ward No. 1. In which Ichha Maharjan from Nepali Congress, Harshman Maharjan from UML, Saralgopal Maharjan from Maoist Center, Surendra Prasad Upreti from RPR, Krishna Prasad Maharjan from Nemkipa and Bikas Pradhan from Janmat Party have been nominated.