Mayor of Cumilla

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Mayor of Cumilla
Incumbent
Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona
since 4 April 2024
Cumilla City Corporation
Style The Honourable
Type Head of the City
StatusChief Executive
Member of Cumilla City Corporation
Reports to Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Seat Nagar Bhaban, Cumilla
NominatorDirectly elected by vote
Appointer Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Term length Five years, renewable
Inaugural holder Monirul Haque Sakku
Formation10 July 2011;12 years ago (2011-07-10)
Salary৳ 10,20,000 annually
(US$ 11,989)
Website cocc.portal.gov.bd

The Mayor of Cumilla City is the chief executive of the Cumilla City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Cumilla city.

Contents

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 27 wards of Cumilla City.

List of officeholders

Political parties
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical
party
Reference
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Monirul Haque Sakku 2012
2017
5 January 201216 May 202210 years, 131 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [1] [2]
Dr. Safiqul Islam
(Administrator)
17 May 20225 July 202249 daysIndependent
2 Arfanul Haque Rifat.jpg Arfanul Haque Rifat (1958–2023) 2022 5 July 202213 December 20231 year, 161 days Bangladesh Awami League [3] [4]
3 Dr. Tahseen Bahar Shuchona 2024 4 April 2024Incumbent24 days Bangladesh Awami League [5] [6]

Elections

Election result 2022

Comilla Mayoral Election 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Arfanul Haque Rifat 50,310N/A
Independent Monirul Haque Sakku 49,967N/A
Independent Nizam Uddin Kaiser29,099N/A
IAB Rashedul Islam3,040N/A
Independent Kamrul Ahsan Babul2,329N/A
Majority343
Turnout 1,34,776
Registered electors 2,29,920
AL gain from BNP

Election result 2017

Comilla Mayoral Election 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Monirul Haque Sakku 68,948
AL Anjum Sultana Sima57,863
Majority11,085
Turnout 1,32,690
Registered electors 2,07,566
BNP hold

Election result 2012

Comilla Mayoral Election 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Monirul Haque Sakku 65,777
AL Afzal Khan36,471
Independent Nurul Rahman Tanim8,514
JP(E) Mohammad Selim7,961
Majority27,306
Turnout 1,25,522
Registered electors 1,69,279
BNP win (new seat)

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