Mayor of Cumilla
Bangladesh local government official
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mayor of Cumilla is the chief elected executive of the Cumilla City Corporation. The Mayor’s office oversees civic services, manages public properties, and coordinates the functions of various government agencies within the city. In addition, the Mayor is responsible for enforcing city corporation regulations and state laws, thereby ensuring good governance and the sustainable development of Cumilla.
| Mayor of Cumilla | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 19 August 2024Vacant | |
| Cumilla City Corporation | |
| Style | Honourable (formal) |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Member of | Cumilla City Corporation |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Cumilla |
| Appointer | Electorate of Cumilla |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | The City Corporation act, 2009 |
| Inaugural holder | Monirul Haque Sakku |
| Formation | 10 July 2011 |
| Salary | ৳150000 (US$1,200) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | cucc.gov.bd |
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 27 wards of Cumilla City.[citation needed]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) |
Election | Term of office | Designation | Political party |
Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||||
| 1 | Monirul Haque Sakku |
|
5 January 2012 | 16 May 2022 | 10 years, 131 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [1][2] | |||
| – | Dr. Safiqul Islam | – | 17 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 49 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
| 2 |  |
|
2022 | 5 July 2022 | 13 December 2023 | 1 year, 161 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [3][4] | ||
| 3 |  |
Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | 2024^ | 4 April 2024 | 19 August 2024[5] | 137 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [6][7] | ||
| – | Saif Uddin Ahmed | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 214 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
Elections
Election Result 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | 48,890 | 51.95 | +14.61 | |
| Independent | Monirul Haque Sakku | 26,897 | 28.58 | −8.50 | |
| Independent | Nizam Uddin Kaiser | 13,155 | 13.98 | New | |
| Independent | Noor ur Rahman Mahmud | 5,173 | 5.50 | New | |
| Majority | 21,993 | 23.37 | +23.11 | ||
| Turnout | 94,115 | 38.82% |  19.80pp | ||
| Registered electors | 242,458 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
Election result 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Arfanul Haque Rifat | 50,310 | 37.34 | −6.25 | ||
| Independent | Monirul Haque Sakku | 49,967 | 37.08 | −14.89 | ||
| Independent | Nizam Uddin Kaiser | 29,099 | 21.60 | New | ||
| IAB | Rashedul Islam | 3,040 | 2.26 | New | ||
| Independent | Kamrul Ahsan Babul | 2,329 | 1.73 | New | ||
| Majority | 343 | 0.25 | −8.13 | |||
| Turnout | 134,776 | 58.62% | 5.38pp | |||
| Registered electors | 229,920 | |||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Election result 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 68,948 | 51.97 | −0.44 | |
| AL | Anjum Sultana Sima | 57,863 | 43.59 | +14.53 | |
| Majority | 11,085 | 8.38 | −13.37 | ||
| Turnout | 132,690 | 64.00% | 10.20pp | ||
| Registered electors | 207,566 | ||||
| BNP hold | |||||
Election result 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 65,777 | 52.41 | New | |
| AL | Afzal Khan | 36,471 | 29.06 | New | |
| Independent | Nurul Rahman Tanim | 8,514 | 6.78 | New | |
| JP(E) | Mohammad Selim | 7,961 | 6.34 | New | |
| Majority | 29,306 | 23.35 | New | ||
| Turnout | 125,522 | 74.2% | New | ||
| Registered electors | 169,279 | ||||
| BNP win (new seat) | |||||