The mayor of South Dhaka is the highest ranking official of the Dhaka South City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Dhaka south city.
| Mayor of South Dhaka | |
|---|---|
since 19 August 2024 | |
| Dhaka South City Corporation | |
| Style |
|
| Type | Council Leader |
| Status | Head of the City |
| Member of | Dhaka South City Corporation |
| Reports to |  Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban |
| Nominator | Directly elected by popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Precursor | Mayor of Dhaka |
| Inaugural holder | Sayeed Khokon |
| Formation | 1 December 2011 |
| Deputy | Panel Mayor |
| Salary | ৳ 102,000 Monthly (US$ 1,199) ৳ 12,24,000 annually (US$ 14,386) |
| Website | www |
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 75 wards of Dhaka South City.[citation needed]
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Sayeed Khokon | 2015 | 5 May 2015 | 16 May 2020 | 5 years, 11 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [1] | |
| 2 | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 2020 | 16 May 2020 | 19 August 2024[2] | 4 years, 173 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] | |
| – | Dr. Ma. Sher Ali (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 78 days | Independent | [4] | |
Elections
editElection result 2020
edit| Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2020[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Bangladesh Awami League | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 4,24,595 | 60.76 | New | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Ishraque Hossain | 2,36,512 | 33.84 | New | |
| Islami Andolan Bangladesh | Abdur Rahman | 26,525 | 3.79 | New | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Saifuddin Ahmen Milon | 5,593 | 0.80 | New | |
| National People's Party | Bahrane Sultan Bahar | 3,155 | 0.45 | New | |
| Bangladesh Congress | Akhtaruzzaman Alias Ayatullah | 2,421 | 0.34 | New | |
| Majority | 188,083 | - | - | ||
| Turnout | 7,11,488 | - | - | ||
| Total Registered Voters | 24,53,194 | - | |||
| AL Hold | Swing | ||||
Election result 2015
edit| Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2015[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Bangladesh Awami League | Sayeed Khokon | 5,35,296 | 59.12 | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Mirza Abbas | 2,94,291 | 32.50 | |
| Islami Andolan Bangladesh | Abdur Rahman | 14,784 | 1.63 | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Mohammed Saifuddin | 4,519 | 0.50 | |
| Invalid | 40,130 | 4.43 | ||
| Majority | 2,41,005 | 26.62 | ||
| Turnout | 9,05,484 | 48.40 | ||
| Total Registered | 18,70,778 | |||
| AL Gain (New Seat) | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Awami League-backed Sayeed Khokon emulates father, wins Dhaka South City mayor election". bdnews24.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Elected representatives of 12 city corporations removed". The Daily Star. 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
- ^ ঢাকা দক্ষিণে মেয়রের দায়িত্ব নিলেন তাপস. Bonik Barta (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Dhaka South City election result". Prothom Alo. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Dhaka South Mayor polls result" (PDF). 29 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2020.