Mayor of Kolkata

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Mayor of Kolkata
Incumbent
Vacant
since 7 May 2020
StyleHonorable Mayor
NominatorDirectly elected by vote
Inaugural holderChittaranjan Das
Formation1924

The Mayor of Kolkata is the chief executive of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, one of the civic authorities in the Indian city of Kolkata. He is the First Citizen of the city of Kolkata. There have been 39 mayors of Kolkata in total till now since first election in 1924.[citation needed]

History[]

The first Kolkata Municipal Election was held on 16 April 1924, during the time of British India, under the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923 - Bengal Act III of 1923.[1] Mayors were elected on an annual basis. No corporation elections were held, therefore there was no mayor, from 1948 to 1952.[1] In 1952 further mayors were appointed on an annual basis under the Calcutta Municipal Act, West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1951.[1] There was another break in mayoral elections from 1972 to 1985, after which mayors were elected on a five year term under the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 West Bengal Act LIX of 1980.[1]

List of mayors[]

S. No. Name Portrait Term[2] Party
1 Chittaranjan Das Chittaranjan Das 2.jpg 16 April 1924 17 July 1925 1 year, 92 days Indian National Congress
2 Jatindra Mohan Sengupta 17 July 1925 4 February 1928 2 years, 202 days Indian National Congress
3 Bijoy Kumar Basu 4 February 1928 10 April 1929 1 year, 65 days Indian National Congress
4 Jatindra Mohan Sengupta 10 April 1929 22 August 1930 1 year, 134 days Indian National Congress
5 Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose NRB.jpg 22 August 1930 15 April 1931 236 days Indian National Congress
6 Bidhan Chandra Roy Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1943 (cropped).jpg 15 April 1931 9 April 1933 1 year, 359 days Indian National Congress
7 Santosh Kumar Basu 9 April 1933 4 July 1934 1 year, 86 days Indian National Congress
8 Nalini Ranjan Sarkar 4 July 1934 30 April 1935 300 days Indian National Congress
9 Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque A k fazlul hoque.jpg 30 April 1935 29 April 1936 365 days Krishak Praja Party
List of Mayors of Kolkata[1][note 1]
Serial No. Date of Oath at Office Name Party
10 29 April 1936 [note 2]
11 28 April 1937 [note 2]
12 29 April 1938 [note 2]
13 26 April 1939 [note 2]
14 24 April 1940 [note 2]
15 28 April 1941 [note 2]
16 29 April 1942 [note 2]
17 30 April 1943 Syed Badrudduja[note 2]
18 26 April 1944 [note 2]
19 27 April 1945 [note 2]
20 29 April 1946 [note 2] Muslim League
21 29 April 1947 [note 2][note 3]
22 1 May 1952 [note 4][3]
23 6 March 1953 [note 4]
24 25 April 1955 [note 4]
25 29 April 1957 Triguna Sen[note 4]
26 8 April 1959 [note 4]
27 8 June 1960 [note 4]
28 28 April 1961 [note 4]
29 8 April 1963 [note 4]
30 26 April 1965 [note 4]
31 24 April 1967 [note 4]
32 13 June 1969 [note 4]
33 23 April 1971 Shyam Sundar Gupta[note 4][note 3]
34 30 July 1985 [note 5]
35 30 July 1990 Prasanta Chatterjee[note 5] Communist Party of India (Marxist)
36 12 July 2000 Subrata Mukherjee[note 5] All India Trinamool Congress
37 5 July 2005 Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya[note 5] Communist Party of India (Marxist)
38 16 June 2010 Sovan Chatterjee[note 5] All India Trinamool Congress
39 22 November 2018 Firhad Hakim[note 5] All India Trinamool Congress
vacant
Chairman of Board of
Administrators
 8 May 2020 Firhad Hakim,[4]

Chairman of Board of Administrators

22 March 2021 Khalil Ahmed,[5] Interim Administrator (for election days only)
7 May 2021 Firhad Hakim, Chairman of Board of Administrators

Notes[]

  1. ^ Only lists initial election date if serving consecutive terms
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Pre-independence / British India
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b There was a break in election of mayors after this term
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Post-independence under the Calcutta Municipal Act, West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1951
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Post-independence under the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 West Bengal Act LIX of 1980

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Mayors of Kolkata". Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/MayorsKolkata.jsp
  3. ^ "Mayor of Calcutta Dead". The Indian Express. 2 March 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Firhad Hakim appointed as chairperson of board of administrators of KMC". ANI News. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ "IAS Khalil Ahmed appointed administrator of Kolkata Municipal Corporation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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