# Gopal Hamal

_Nepalese politician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Gopal Hamal, also known as Gopi Hamal, is a Nepalese politician, social worker, and current mayor of Dhangadhi sub metropolitan city. He announced his candidacy as an independent candidate and won the 2022 election with more than 51 percent of the vote. He has been mayor since May 2022. Prior to this he also contested in 2017 Dhangadhi municipal election, but lost by around 2,700 votes.

## Public office

- [Mayor of Dhangadhi](https://diginpl.com/next/explore/office/mayor-dhangadhi) — current
- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/gopal-hamal

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gopal Hamal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopal_Hamal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गोपाल हमाल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q120970856](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120970856) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gopal Hamal.png by Mind with Nature (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gopal_Hamal.png)
- [Office record: Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhangadhi&oldid=1379319790)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gopal Hamal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gopal Hamal.png — Mind with Nature, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Gopal Hamal". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gopal-hamal. Retrieved 5 November 2026.