Mayor of Cumilla
| Mayor of Cumilla | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 19 August 2024Vacant | |
| Cumilla City Corporation | |
| Style | Honourable (formal) |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Member of | Cumilla City Corporation |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Cumilla |
| Appointer | Electorate of Cumilla |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | The City Corporation act, 2009 |
| Inaugural holder | Monirul Haque Sakku |
| Formation | 10 July 2011 |
| Salary | ৳150000 (US$1,200) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | cucc.gov.bd |
The Mayor of Cumilla is the chief elected executive of the Cumilla City Corporation. The Mayor’s office oversees civic services, manages public properties, and coordinates the functions of various government agencies within the city. In addition, the Mayor is responsible for enforcing city corporation regulations and state laws, thereby ensuring good governance and the sustainable development of Cumilla.
The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 27 wards of Cumilla City.
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting Mayor and Administrator
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (birth–death) |
Election | Term of office | Designation | Political party |
Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||||
| 1 | Monirul Haque Sakku |
|
5 January 2012 | 16 May 2022 | 10 years, 131 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [1][2] | |||
| – | Dr. Safiqul Islam | – | 17 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 49 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
| 2 |
|
2022 | 5 July 2022 | 13 December 2023 | 1 year, 161 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [3][4] | |||
| 3 | Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | 2024^ | 4 April 2024 | 19 August 2024[5] | 137 days | Mayor | Bangladesh Awami League | [6][7] | |||
| – | Saif Uddin Ahmed | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 216 days | Administrator | Independent | ||||
Elections
Election Result 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | 48,890 | 51.95 | +14.61 | |
| Independent | Monirul Haque Sakku | 26,897 | 28.58 | −8.50 | |
| Independent | Nizam Uddin Kaiser | 13,155 | 13.98 | New | |
| Independent | Noor ur Rahman Mahmud | 5,173 | 5.50 | New | |
| Majority | 21,993 | 23.37 | +23.11 | ||
| Turnout | 94,115 | 38.82% | 19.80pp | ||
| Registered electors | 242,458 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
Election result 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Arfanul Haque Rifat | 50,310 | 37.34 | −6.25 | ||
| Independent | Monirul Haque Sakku | 49,967 | 37.08 | −14.89 | ||
| Independent | Nizam Uddin Kaiser | 29,099 | 21.60 | New | ||
| IAB | Rashedul Islam | 3,040 | 2.26 | New | ||
| Independent | Kamrul Ahsan Babul | 2,329 | 1.73 | New | ||
| Majority | 343 | 0.25 | −8.13 | |||
| Turnout | 134,776 | 58.62% | 5.38pp | |||
| Registered electors | 229,920 | |||||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Election result 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 68,948 | 51.97 | −0.44 | |
| AL | Anjum Sultana Sima | 57,863 | 43.59 | +14.53 | |
| Majority | 11,085 | 8.38 | −13.37 | ||
| Turnout | 132,690 | 64.00% | 10.20pp | ||
| Registered electors | 207,566 | ||||
| BNP hold | |||||
Election result 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Monirul Haque Sakku | 65,777 | 52.41 | New | |
| AL | Afzal Khan | 36,471 | 29.06 | New | |
| Independent | Nurul Rahman Tanim | 8,514 | 6.78 | New | |
| JP(E) | Mohammad Selim | 7,961 | 6.34 | New | |
| Majority | 29,306 | 23.35 | New | ||
| Turnout | 125,522 | 74.2% | New | ||
| Registered electors | 169,279 | ||||
| BNP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ কুমিল্লার প্রথম মেয়র নির্বাচিত হলেন মনিরুল হক সাক্কু (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Sakku sinks AL favourite Afzal". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Arfanul Haque Rifat wins Cumilla city polls". The Financial Express. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "AL picks Rifat for CCC polls". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Elected representatives of 12 city corporations removed". The Daily Star. 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Comilla gets first female mayor". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ এমপি বাহারের মেয়ে সূচনা কুমিল্লার নতুন মেয়র. BDNews24. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ কুমিল্লার প্রথম মেয়র হলেন সাক্কু. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 5 January 2012.