Mayor of Sylhet

The Mayor of Sylhet is the chief executive of the Sylhet City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Sylhet city.[1]

Mayor of Sylhet
সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশনের মেয়র
Incumbent
Ariful Haque Choudhury
since 18 September 2013
Sylhet City Corporation
StyleHonourable Mayor
Member ofSylhet City Corporation
Reports to Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
SeatNagar Bhaban, Sylhet
NominatorDirect elected by vote
AppointerPrime Minister of Bangladesh
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderBadar Uddin Ahmed Kamran
Formation31 July 2001 (2001-07-31)
Salary৳ 10,20,000 annually
(US$ 11,989)
WebsiteSylhet City Corporation

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 27 wards of Sylhet City..

List of officeholders
Political parties
  •   Bangladesh Awami League
  •   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Tenure Party Reference
Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran
(1952-2020)		 2003
2008		 12 April 2003 9 May 2013 10 years, 58 days Bangladesh Awami League [2]
Ariful Haque Choudhury 2013
2018		 18 September 2013 Incumbent 9 years, 240 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [3]

Elections

Election Result 2018
Main article: 2018 Sylhet City Corporation election
Sylhet Mayoral Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ariful Haque Choudhury 92,588 [4]
Awami League Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran 86,392
Jamaat-e-Islami Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer 10,954
IAB Moazzem Hossain 2,195
Majority 6,196
Turnout 2,01,577
Registered electors 3,18,138
BNP hold

Election Result 2013
Sylhet Mayoral Election 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Ariful Haque Choudhury 107,330
Awami League Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran 72,173
Majority 35,157
Turnout 1,79,503
Registered electors 2,91,046
BNP gain from Awami League

References
  1. Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
  2. "Former mayor of Sylhet City Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran dies at 69". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "সিলেটের মেয়র হলেন আরিফুল হক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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