Incident Reports
Seven people were injured in a clash between the two groups in Banke over election results
2022-05-19
Seven injured in a clash between cadres of Laxman Prasad Burma, newly elected ward chairperson of Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City Ward 17 from Nepali Congress and cadres of incumbent ward chairperson Ajay Pathak on May 19. Nepali Congress leader Badhshah Kurmi accused UML cadres of attacking Congress' victory rally. They allegedly took control of the winning ward chairperson and attacked his cadres seriously injuring seven of them. Pathak's candidacy for ward chairperson was cancelled after a complaint. He accused Congress of using state power to cancel his candidacy.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Group Clash |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
| Secondary Cause | Contestation regarding the outcome of election |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Other/multiple/unspecified political affiliation |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
| Total Injured | 7 |
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