Mayor of Chittagong | |
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Chattogram City Corporation | |
Style | The Honourable |
Type | Head of the City |
Status | Chief Executive |
Member of | Chattogram City Corporation |
Reports to | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
Residence | Bahaddarbari, Bahaddarhat |
Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Chittagong |
Nominator | Directly elected by popular vote |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury |
Formation | 30 September 1989 |
Deputy | Panel Mayor |
Salary | ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989) |
Website | Chittagong City Corporation |
The Mayor of Chittagong City is the chief executive of the Chattogram City Corporation. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Chittagong city.
The mayor's office is located in the Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 41 wards of the city.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury | – | 30 September 1989 | 4 December 1990 | 1 year, 65 days | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
– | M. A. Bari (Divisional Commissioner) | – | 13 December 1990 | 11 May 1991 | 149 days | Independent | ||
2 | Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin | – | 12 May 1991 | 20 December 1993 | 2 years, 222 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
– | Omar Farooq (Divisional Commissioner) | – | 21 December 1993 | 10 March 1994 | 79 days | Independent | ||
3 | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1944–2017) | 1994 2000 2005 | 11 March 1994 | 1 February 2010 | 15 years, 327 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [1] [2] | |
4 | M. Manjur Alam | 2010 | 10 June 2010 | 6 May 2015 | 4 years, 330 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [3] | |
5 | A. J. M. Nasir Uddin | 2015 | 7 May 2015 | 4 August 2020 | 5 years, 89 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [4] [5] | |
– | Khorshed Alam Sujon (Administrator) | – | 5 August 2020 | 6 February 2021 | 185 days | Bangladesh Awami League | ||
6 | Rezaul Karim Chowdhury | 2021 | 15 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 106 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [6] [7] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Rezaul Karim Chowdhury | 3,69,248 | 84.79 | N/A | |
BNP | Dr. Shahadat Hossain | 52,489 | 12.05 | N/A | |
IAB | Md. Jannatul Islam | 4,980 | 1.14 | N/A | |
BIF | M.A Matin | 2,126 | 0.49 | N/A | |
Islamic Front | Muhammad Waheed Murad | 1,109 | 0.25 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,16,759 | 72.74 | |||
Turnout | 4,36,543 | 22.52 | |||
Registered electors | 19,38,706 | ||||
AL hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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AL | A J M Nasir Uddin | 4,75,361 | 57.87 | N/A | ||
BNP | M. Manjur Alam | 3,04,837 | 37.11 | N/A | ||
BIF | M.A Mannan | 11,655 | 1.42 | N/A | ||
IAB | Wazed Hossain | 9,868 | 1.18 | N/A | ||
JP(E) | Solayman Alam Sheth | 6,131 | 0.75 | N/A | ||
Majority | 1,70,524 | 20.76 | ||||
Turnout | 8,68,664 | 47.90 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,13,600 | |||||
AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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BNP | M. Manjur Alam | 4,79,145 | 54.20 | N/A | ||
AL | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 3,83,617 | 43.40 | N/A | ||
Independent | Mofazzal Hossain | 8,813 | 1.00 | N/A | ||
Independent | Mohammad Rafiq | 6,521 | 0.74 | N/A | ||
JP(E) | Solayman Alam Sheth | 2,083 | 0.24 | N/A | ||
Majority | 95,528 | 10.8 | ||||
Turnout | 8,85,065 | 52.25 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,93,954 | |||||
BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 3,50,891 | N/A | ||
BNP | Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin | 2,59,410 | N/A | ||
Majority | 91,481 | ||||
Turnout | 6,10,301 | ||||
AL hold | |||||
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