Dhana Raj Acharya Unified Socialist Municipal election for Pokhara took place on 13 May 2022, with all 167 positions up for election across 33 wards.

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.

[4][5] Dhanraj Acharya of CPN (Unified Socialist) was elected mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan city.

The metropolitan city was created in 2017 by incorporating neighboring village development committees and Lekhnath municipality into Pokhara sub-metropolitan city.

[8] The municipal executive consists of the mayor, who is also the chair of the municipal executive, the deputy mayor and ward chairs from each ward.