Mayor of Rawalpindi

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Mayor of Rawalpindi
ناظم راولپنڈی
City District Government Rawalpindi.jpg
Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation
Incumbent
Vacant
since 31 December 2021
Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation
ResidenceRawalpindi
Term lengthFour years
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Rawalpindi
WebsiteOfficial website

Mayor of Rawalpindi (Urdu: ناظم راولپنڈی) is the mayor who heads the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR), which controls the local government system of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Rawalpindi local government system[]

There are 46 union councils in Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR), the body which controls local government of Rawalpindi. The union councils elect their chairmen and vice chairmen who then elect their mayor and deputy mayor respectively.[1]

Multiple deputy mayors[]

The seats of Rawalpindi deputy mayors have been increased from 1 to 5.[2]

List of mayors[]

Following is the list of mayors of Rawalpindi in recent time

# Mayor Starting term Ending term Deputy Mayor Affiliation Notes
1 Raja Tariq Kiani 2001 2005 Javed Ikhlas PPP City District Government Rawalpindi[3]
2 Javed Ikhlas 2005 2010 PMLN
Commissioner System was implemented during 2010 - 2016
3 Sardar Naseem Dec 2016 Dec 2021 Chaudhry Tariq Mahmood PMLN Punjab Local Govt Act 2013 (PLGA) [4][5]
Administrator system implemented from 31 December 2021 – present[6]

Local government elections 2015[]

  PMLN (74%)
  IND (17.4%)
  PTI (3.3%)
  AML (2.2%)

Local government election held in Rawalpindi on December 5, 2015[7]

Party UC
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 34
INDEPENDENTS 8
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 2
Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).svg Awami Muslim League (Pakistan) 1
awaited 1
Total 46

The mayor and Deputy Mayors of Rawalpindi have been delayed.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "PML-N likely to grab Pindi mayor slot - The Express Tribune". 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ^ "Deputy mayor seats in MCR to increase from 1 to 5". Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. ^ "RAWALPINDI: Kallar Syedan starts functioning as tehsil". 2004-07-02. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  4. ^ "Rawalpindi LG elections: PML-N all set to elect mayor - The Express Tribune". 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  5. ^ "Local Government: Rawalpindi mayor elected unopposed - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  6. ^ "As local govt tenure ends, DC takes over as Rawalpindi administrator". Dawn (newspaper). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Rawalpindi Results UC and Wards in LB Election 2015". 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  8. ^ Yasin, Aamir (2016-07-10). "Election of Rawalpindi mayor still not in sight". Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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