[1][2] The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 19 ward chairs and 76 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] Incumbent Naru Lal Chaudhary from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was re-elected as mayor.

The sub-metropolitan city was created in 2017 by merging neighboring Tripur municipality and other village development committees into Ghorahi municipality.

[7] In the previous election, Naru Lal Chaudhary of the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was elected as the first mayor of the sub-metropolitan city.