Mayor of Sukkur

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Mayor of Sukkur
ناظم سکھر
Sukkur Municipal Corporation.png
Sukkur Municipal Corporation
Incumbent
Vacant
since 1 September 2020
ResidenceSukkur
AppointerElectorate of Sukkur
Term lengthFour years
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Sukkur
WebsiteOfficial website

Nazim-e-Sukkur (Urdu: ناظم سکھر) is the Mayor who heads the Sukkur Municipal Corporation (SMC) which controls the Local Government system of Sukkur.

Sukkur Municipal Corporation[]

There are 26 Union Councils in Sukkur Municipal Corporation(SMC), the body which controls local government of Sukkur.[1] The Union Councils elect their Chairmen and Vice Chairmen who then elect their Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively.

List of mayors[]

Following is the list of mayors of Sukkur in recent times[2]

# Mayor Starting term Ending term Deputy Mayor Affiliation Notes
1 Nasir Hussain Shah (1st Term) 2001 2005 PPP City District Government Sukkur
2 Nasir Hussain Shah (2nd Term) 2005 2010 PPP
Commissioner System was implemented during 2010 - 2016
3 Arsalan Shaikh August 30, 2016 August 31, 2020[3] Tariq Chauhan PPP Sindh Local Govt Act 2013 (SLGA), youngest mayor of Pakistan[4]
Administrator System was implemented from September 2020 - present[5]

Mayor elections history[]

Mayor elections 2015[]

Sukkur Municipal Elections 2015[6][7][8]
# Party SMC Percentage %
1 Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg Pakistan Peoples Party 18 69%
2 MQMworld.png Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan 3 11.5%
3 Independents 5 19.5%
Total 26 100%
Votes Polled 291,092 53.5%
Total Votes 543,947 100%

As a result, PPP mayor and deputy mayors were elected as Mayors of Sukkur. They took oath on August 30, 2016.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wards and UC Details of Sukkur, Larkana and Ghotki Districts". 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ^ "City Mayors: Mayors in Asia and Asia-Pacific". www.citymayors.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. ^ "Local bodies across province dissolved after completion of term". Dawn (newspaper). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's youngest mayor tells his priorities for Sukkur". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  5. ^ "Sindh govt announces appointments of district administrators". Business Recorder (newspaper). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  7. ^ "Local Government election 2015, Sindh phase-2 voter turnout". Archived from the original on 2016-11-07.
  8. ^ Kalhoro, M.B. (2016-06-14). "PPP nominates mayor, deputy mayor for Larkana". Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  9. ^ "Open workplace: Sukkur mayor holds maiden meeting, inside a tent - The Express Tribune". 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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