Mayor of Cumilla | |
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Incumbent since 19 August 2024Vacant | |
Cumilla City Corporation | |
Style | Honourable (formal) |
Type | Council Leader |
Status | Highest Ranking Official |
Member of | Cumilla City Corporation |
Reports to | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Cumilla |
Nominator | Directly elected by vote |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Monirul Haque Sakku |
Formation | 10 July 2011 |
Salary | ৳ 85,000 Monthly (US$ 999) ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989) |
Website | cocc |
The Mayor of Cumilla City is the highest ranking official of the Cumilla City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Cumilla city.
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 27 wards of Cumilla City.[ citation needed ]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Monirul Haque Sakku | 2012 2017 | 5 January 2012 | 16 May 2022 | 10 years, 131 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [1] [2] | |
– | Dr. Safiqul Islam (Administrator) | – | 17 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 49 days | Independent | ||
2 | Arfanul Haque Rifat (1958–2023) | 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 13 December 2023 | 1 year, 161 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3] [4] | |
3 | Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | 2024 | 4 April 2024 | 19 August 2024 [5] | 137 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [6] [7] | |
– | Saif Uddin Ahmed (Administrator) | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 33 days | Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | Arfanul Haque Rifat | 50,310 | N/A | |||
Independent | Monirul Haque Sakku | 49,967 | N/A | |||
Independent | Nizam Uddin Kaiser | 29,099 | N/A | |||
IAB | Rashedul Islam | 3,040 | N/A | |||
Independent | Kamrul Ahsan Babul | 2,329 | N/A | |||
Majority | 343 | |||||
Turnout | 1,34,776 | |||||
Registered electors | 2,29,920 | |||||
AL gain from BNP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 68,948 | |||
AL | Anjum Sultana Sima | 57,863 | |||
Majority | 11,085 | ||||
Turnout | 1,32,690 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,07,566 | ||||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 65,777 | |||
AL | Afzal Khan | 36,471 | |||
Independent | Nurul Rahman Tanim | 8,514 | |||
JP(E) | Mohammad Selim | 7,961 | |||
Majority | 27,306 | ||||
Turnout | 1,25,522 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,69,279 | ||||
BNP win (new seat) |
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