Sylhet City Corporation

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Sylhet City Corporation

সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Logo of Sylhet City Corporation.png
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
FoundedJuly 31, 2001;22 years ago (2001-07-31)
Preceded bySylhet Municipality
New session started
7 November 2023
(Oath taken on 3 July 2023)
Leadership
Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, AL
since 7 November 2023
Deputy Mayor
Moklisur Rahman Kamran, AL
since 5 December 2023
Deputy Mayor
Shahana Begum Shanu, AL
since 5 December 2023
Md. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
since 18 December 2023
Structure
Seats1 mayor and 56 councillors
Sylhet City Council election 2023.svg
Political groups
Majority (41)
  •   AL (41)

Minority (15)

Elections
First past the post
Last election
21 June 2023
Next election
June 2028
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet
Website
www.scc.gov.bd

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is a self-governing body which governs the municipal areas of Sylhet, Bangladesh. This civic body of Sylhet was formed according to the Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001. [1]

Contents

At the 2022 Bangladesh Population and Housing Census, SCC has a population of 532,426 of whom 275,838 are male and 256,474 are female. [2]

SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.

Ward and councillor list

#WardCouncillorParty
1Ward-1Syed Taufiqul Hadi Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2Ward-2Vikram Kar Samrat Awami League
3Ward-3A.K.A. Laik Awami League
4Ward-4Sheikh Tufail Ahmad Shepul Awami League
5Ward-5Rezwan Ahmad Awami League
6Ward-6 Farhad Chowdhury Shamim Bangladesh Nationalist Party
7Ward-7 Sayeed Mohammad Abdullah Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
8Ward-8Jagdish Chandra Das Awami League
9Ward-9Makhlishur Rahman Kamran Awami League
10Ward-10Tarek Uddin Taj Awami League
11Ward-11Abdur Raqib Bablu Awami League
12Ward-12Sikander Ali Awami League
13Ward-13Shantanu Dutta Santu Awami League
14Ward-14Nazrul Islam Mumin Bangladesh Nationalist Party
15Ward-15Saiful Amin Baker Awami League
16Ward-16Abdul Muhit Javed Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
17Ward-17Rashed Ahmad Awami League
18Ward-18A.B.M. Zillur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party
19Ward-19SM Shaukat Amin Tauhid Awami League
20Ward-20Azadur Rahman Awami League
21Ward-21Abdur Raqib Tuhin Bangladesh Nationalist Party
22Ward-22Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury Awami League
23Ward-23Mostak Ahmad Awami League
24Ward-24Humayun Kabir Suhin Bangladesh Nationalist Party
25Ward-25Takbir Islam Pintu Awami League
26Ward-26Taufiq Bux Lipon Awami League
27Ward-27Abdul Jalil Nazrul Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
28Ward-28Raihan Hossain Awami League
29Ward-29Mazharul Islam Shakeel Awami League
30Ward-30Rakib Khan Awami League
31Ward-31Nazmul Hossain Awami League
32Ward-32Ruhel Ahmad Awami League
33Ward-33Delwar Hossain Nadeem Bangladesh Nationalist Party
34Ward-34Zainal Abedin Awami League
35Ward-35Jahangir Alam Awami League
36Ward-36Hiron Mahmud Nipu Awami League
37Ward-37Riaz Mia Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
38Ward-38Md. Helal Uddin Awami League
39Ward-39Altaf Hossain Sumon Bangladesh Nationalist Party
40Ward-40Liton Ahmad Awami League
41Ward-41Fakhrul Alam Awami League
42Ward-42Matiur Rahman Awami League
Reserved Women’s Councillor
43Reserved women's seat-1Salma Sultana Awami League
44Reserved women's seat-2Kulsuma Begum Popy Awami League
45Reserved women's seat-3Rebekah Begum Renu Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
46Reserved women's seat-4Ruhena Khanam Mukta Bangladesh Nationalist Party
47Reserved women's seat-5Shahana Begum Shanu Awami League
48Reserved women's seat-6Shahanara Begum Awami League
49Reserved women's seat-7Nargis Sultana Awami League
50Reserved women's seat-8Sharmin Akhtar Rumi Awami League
51Reserved women's seat-9Samirun Nesa Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
52Reserved women's seat-10Ayesha Khatun Koli Awami League
53Reserved women's seat-11Sajeda Begum Awami League
54Reserved women's seat-12Hajera Begum Awami League
55Reserved women's seat-13Fatema Begum Awami League
56Reserved women's seat-14Babli Akhtar Awami League

Services

The Sylhet City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

List of officeholders

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical
party
Reference
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran
(1952-2020)
2003
2008
12 April 200318 September 201310 years, 190 days Bangladesh Awami League [3]
2 Ariful Haque Choudhury 2013
2018
18 September 20137 November 202310 years, 170 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [4]
3 Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury 2023 7 November 2023Incumbent120 days Bangladesh Awami League [5] [6]

Elections

Election result 2018

Sylhet mayoral election 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Ariful Haque Choudhury 92,588
AL Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran 86,392
Jamaat-e-Islami Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer10,954
IAB Moazzem Hossain2,195
Majority6,196
Turnout 2,01,577
Registered electors 3,18,138
BNP hold

Election result 2013

Sylhet mayoral election 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Ariful Haque Choudhury 107,330
AL Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran 72,173
Majority35,157
Turnout 1,79,503
Registered electors 2,91,046
BNP gain from AL

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References

  1. Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001, bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd।
  2. Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN   978-984-35-2977-0.
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