List of mayors of Surat

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Mayor of Surat
Incumbent
Daxesh Mavani
since 12 September 2023
Term length Two and half years
Formation1949

The Mayor of Surat is the first citizen of the Indian city of Surat and is the head of the Surat Municipal Corporation. He is also the presiding authority of the General Board of the SMC. The Mayor is elected from among the elected councilors in its first meeting after elections. The position is currently held by Daxesh Mavani of the BJP. [1]

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Election

The General Body of the SMC is formed by the elected members from each ward. There are 38 wards under the jurisdiction of SMC, which elect a total of 114 councilors. The first meeting of the General Body and the Standing Committee is called by the Municipal Commissioner of Surat. [2] During the first meeting, the councilors elect the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor from amongst themselves. The tenure of Mayor is two and half years and that of his deputy is one year.

History

The post was created after the Surat Municipal Corporation came into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. [3]

Past mayors

Surat has witnessed following persons as Mayors. [4]

Colour key
(for political parties)
   BJP
   INC
  Other
NameEntered officeLeft officePolitical party
G. R. Chokhawala1 October 19665 March 1967INC
Captain M. A. Golandaz12 April 19678 July 1969INC
Vaikunthbhai B. Mistry9 July 196919 January 1971INC
Abdulkadir Musamir1 February 197110 September 1971INC
Vaikunthbhai B. Shashtri11 September 19717 July 1972INC
Nanalal M. Gajjar8 July 197220 January 1973INC
Ramanlal B. Jariwala6 February 197319 February 1974INC
Navinchandra K. Bhartiya10 December 19759 December 1976INC
Madanlal P. Bunki11 February 198119 September 1981INC
Chimanlal V. Patel30 October 198110 February 1982INC
Nagindas N. Bardoliwala11 February 198229 January 1983INC
Swarupchand S. Jariwala10 February 198320 June 1983
Kashiram Rana 30 July 198320 September 1983BJP
Nagindas N. Bardoliwala2 November 19837 February 1984INC
Kashiram Rana 7 February 19843 December 1984BJP
Nagindas N. Bardoliwala11 April 198510 February 1987INC
Dr. George D. Solanky11 February 198730 January 1988INC
Kashiram Rana 9 February 198829 June 1988BJP
Kadir Pirzada5 August 19888 February 1989INC
Pratapsingh B. Kantharia8 February 19898 February 1990INC
Ajitbhai H. Desai8 February 199031 October 1993BJP
Fakirbhai C. Chauhan1 July 19951 July 1996BJP
Gitaben B. Desai1 July 199630 July 1997BJP
Navnitlal S. Jariwala30 July 199728 July 1998BJP
Savitaben V. Sharada28 July 19987 July 1999BJP
Bhikhabhai R. Patel7 July 199930 June 2000BJP
Ajaykumar J. Choksi16 October 200028 April 2003BJP
Snehlataben F. Chauhan28 April 200315 December 2005BJP
Dr. Kanubhai Mavani26 December 200519 June 2008BJP
Ranjit M. Gilitwala19 June 200815 December 2010BJP
Rajendra Desai 15 December 201015 June 2013BJP
Niranjanbhai Zanzmera [5] 15 June 201314 December 2015BJP
Asmita Shiroya [6] 14 December 201520 June 2018BJP
Dr. Jagdish Patel [7] 20 June 201813 March 2021BJP
Hemali Boghawala [8] 13 March 202112 September 2023BJP
Daxesh Mavani 12 September 2023IncumbentBJP

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  1. ↑ ટીમ, એબીપી અસ્મિતા વેબ (12 March 2021). "સુરતના નવા મેયર અને ડેપ્યુટી મેયર તરીકે કોની થઈ પસંદગી? જાણો કોણ બન્યા પક્ષના નેતા?". ABP Asmita (in Gujarati). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Elected Wing, SMC". Surat Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Introduction to SMC". Surat Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Incumbency Chart". Surat Municipal Corporation.
  5. ↑ "Surat city gets a new mayor". The Indian Express. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ↑ BJPannounced names of mayors and other office-bearers of six municipal corporations
  7. ↑ Dr Jagdish Patel is new mayor of Surat
  8. ↑ "Hemali Boghawala elected Surat's 35th mayor | Surat News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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