Nepali CongressChiri Babu MaharjanElected Mayor Municipal election for Lalitpur, the third largest city in Nepal, was held on May 14, 2017 for the post of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Ward Chairmen and Ward Members.

With the passing of a new constitution, a commission was formed to restructure the existing local levels into more powerful and autonomous local bodies.

With the addition of Wards 1 to 13 of Karyabinayak municipality, the city was upgraded from sub-metropolitan to metropolitan city with 29 wards.

4 candidates (3 from CPN-UML and 1 from Naya Shakti) for Ward Members were elected unopposed under Dalit woman reserved seats.

11 ward member seats reserved for Dalit women were left unfilled due to lack of candidates.