Chitwan, October 25, 2026 — A total of 3,062 people received citizenship certificates by descent in Chitwan during the first three months of the current fiscal year, from mid-July to mid-October. During the same period, 6,766 citizenship certificate copies were issued and 28 people renounced their citizenship.
The certificates were issued through the District Administration Office in Chitwan and the Area Administration Office in Madi. According to Bikash Bik, information officer at the district administration office, 2,824 people obtained citizenship by descent from the district office and 238 from the Madi office.
Among those receiving citizenship from the district office were 1,418 women and 1,406 men. In Madi, the recipients included 122 women and 116 men.
During the three-month period, the district administration office issued citizenship certificates to 15 women under the marital naturalization category and granted naturalized citizenship to 11 people, including seven women and four men. It also issued non-resident Nepali citizenship to 31 people, comprising nine women and 22 men. In Madi, one woman received citizenship through marital naturalization and one person received naturalized citizenship.
Of the 6,766 citizenship certificate copies issued during the period, 6,116 were issued by the district administration office and 650 by the Madi office. The district office issued copies to 2,987 women, 3,128 men and one person recorded under another gender category. Madi issued copies to 323 women and 327 men.
