Mayor of Gazipur
| Mayor of Gazipur | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 19 August 2024Vacant | |
| Gazipur City Corporation | |
| Style | Honourable (formal) |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Status | Highest Ranking Official |
| Member of | Gazipur City Corporation |
| Reports to | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Gazipur |
| Nominator | Directly elected by vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | M. A. Mannan |
| Formation | 16 January 2013 |
| Deputy | Panel Mayor |
| Salary | ৳ 85,000 Monthly (US$ 999) ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989) |
| Website | www |
The mayor of Gazipur City is the highest ranking official of the Gazipur City Corporation in Bangladesh. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Gazipur City.[1]
The mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 57 wards of Gazipur City.[citation needed]
List of officeholders
[edit]- Political parties
- Status
Acting Mayor or Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party |
Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | M. A. Mannan (1950–2022) | 2013 | 6 July 2013 | 11 February 2015 | 1 year, 220 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [2][3] | |
| — | Asadur Rahman Kiron | – | 1 March 2015 | 1 June 2017 | 2 years, 92 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| 1 | M. A. Mannan (1950–2022) | – | 1 June 2017 | 6 July 2017 | 35 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [4] | |
| — | Asadur Rahman Kiron | – | 7 July 2017 | 17 July 2018 | 1 year, 10 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| 2 | Zahangir Alam | 2018 | 27 July 2018 | 25 November 2021 | 3 years, 121 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [5][6][7][8] | |
| — | Asadur Rahman Kiron | – | 26 November 2021 | 25 May 2023 | 1 year, 180 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
| 3 | Jayeda Khatun | 2023 | 26 May 2023 | 19 August 2024 | 1 year, 85 days | Independent | [9] | |
| – | Md. Sabirul Islam (Administrator) |
– | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 96 days | Independent | ||
Elections
[edit]Election Result 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jayeda Khatun | 238,934 | 41.7% | N/A | ||
| AL | Azmat Ullah Khan | 222,736 | 38.9% | N/A | ||
| IAB | Gazi Ataur Rahman | 45,352 | 7.9% | |||
| JP(E) | MM Niaz Uddin | 16,382 | 2.9% | |||
| Bangladesh Gana Front | Atiqul Islam | 16,974 | 2.9% | |||
| Zaker Party | Raju Ahmed | 7,206 | 1.3% | |||
| Independent | Harun-or-Rashid | 2,426 | 0.4% | |||
| Independent | Sarkar Shah Nur Islam | 23,265 | 4.1% | |||
| Majority | 16,198 | |||||
| Turnout | 573,275 | |||||
| Registered electors | 1,179,486 | |||||
| Independent candidate gain from AL | ||||||
Election Result 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Zahangir Alam | 4,00,010 | N/A | |||
| BNP | Hasan Uddin Sarkar | 1,97,611 | N/A | |||
| Majority | 2,02,399 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,02,199 | |||||
| Registered electors | 11,37,112 | |||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Election Result 2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | M. A. Mannan | 3,65,444 | N/A | ||
| AL | Ajmat Ullah Khan | 2,58,867 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,06,577 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,54,311 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,26,938 | ||||
| BNP win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Gazipur City Corporation". gazipurcity.com.
- ^ "GCC Mayor Mannan arrested in city". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "First mayor of Gazipur city MA Mannan no more". The Daily Star. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Gazipur city mayor suspended again". The Daily Star. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "AL's Jahangir Alam elected Gazipur mayor". The Daily Star. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "New Gazipur city mayor sworn in". The Independent. Dhaka. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Awami League's Zahangir Alam elected Gazipur mayor". Dhaka Tribune. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Gazipur mayor Jahangir Alam suspended". Dhaka Tribune. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Zayeda Khatun pulls off surprise win in Gazipur mayoral race". www.dhakatribune.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.