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List of mayors of South Dhaka

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Mayor of South Dhaka
Incumbent
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Dhaka South City Corporation
Style
TypeCouncil Leader
StatusHead of the City
Member ofDhaka South City Corporation
Reports to Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
SeatNagar Bhaban
NominatorDirectly elected by popular vote
Term lengthFive years, renewable
PrecursorMayor of Dhaka
Inaugural holderSayeed Khokon
Formation1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01)
DeputyPanel Mayor
Salary৳ 102,000 Monthly
(US$ 1,199)
৳ 12,24,000 annually
(US$ 14,386)
Websitewww.dscc.gov.bd

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.

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

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Political parties
  •   Bangladesh Awami League
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, 179 days Bangladesh Awami League [3]
– Dr. Ma. Sher Ali
(Administrator) 		– 19 August 2024 Incumbent 84 days Independent [4]

Elections

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Election result 2020

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Main article: 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election
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

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Main article: 2015 Dhaka South City Corporation Election
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

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  1. ^ "Awami League-backed Sayeed Khokon emulates father, wins Dhaka South City mayor election". bdnews24.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Elected representatives of 12 city corporations removed". The Daily Star. 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ ঢাকা দক্ষিণে মেয়রের দায়িত্ব নিলেন তাপস. Bonik Barta (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ "১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Dhaka South City election result". Prothom Alo. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Dhaka South Mayor polls result" (PDF). 29 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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