Local elections to a municipal council for Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, (Nepali: काठमाडौ नगरपालिका चुनाव सन् १९५३) were first held on September 9, 1953.
Candidates nominated by the illegal Communist Party of Nepal got 50% of the total votes cast.
[1] Amongst the elected communists was the chairman of the council, Janak Man Singh.
A jurisdictional dispute emerged between the municipal council and the national government.
Singh was arrested when attempting to enter the office, and was jailed.