Kathmandu, April 25
The excitement for the local elections scheduled for May 13 has fully gripped the country as major parties fielded their candidates in key cities on Monday.
The two biggest political parties–CPN-UML and Nepali Congress–and their allies fielded candidates in most of the 753 local units of the country.
Here is the list of the mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates of major parties in six metropolitan cities of Nepal, who registered their nominations on Monday.
| SN | City | UML (and allies) | Nepali Congress (and allies) |
| 1 | Kathmandu | Mayor: Keshav Sthapit Deputy Mayor: Sunita Dangol |
Mayor: Sirjana Singh Deputy Mayor: Rameshwar Shrestha |
| 2 | Lalitpur | Mayor: Hari Krishna Byanjankar Deputy Mayor: Manjali Shakya Bajracharya |
Mayor: Chiribabu Maharjan Deputy Mayor: Baburaj Bajracharya |
| 3 | Pokhara | Mayor: Krishna Thapa Deputy Mayor: Manju Devi Gurung |
Mayor: Dhana Raj Acharya Deputy Mayor: Kopila Ranabhat |
| 4 | Biratnagar | Mayor: Sagar Thapa Deputy Mayor: Shilpa Nirala Karki |
Mayor: Naagesh Koirala Deputy Mayor: Amarendra Yadav |
| 5 | Birgunj | Mayor: Bijaya Sarabagi Deputy Mayor: Purushottam Lal Jha |
Mayor: Rajesh Man Singh Deputy Mayor: Imtiyaj Alam |
| 6 | Bharatpur | Mayor: Bijaya Subedi Deputy Mayor: Himala Gurung |
Mayor: Renu Dahal Deputy Mayor: Chitrasen Adhikari |