Mayor of Sukkur explained
| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Sukkur |
| Insigniacaption: | Sukkur Municipal Corporation |
| Incumbent: | Arsalan Sheikh |
| Incumbentsince: | February 2023 |
| Residence: | Sukkur |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Appointer: | Electorate of Sukkur |
| Deputy: | Deputy Mayor of Sukkur |
Nazim-e-Sukkur (Urdu:) is the Mayor who heads the Sukkur Municipal Corporation (SMC) which controls the Local Government system of Sukkur.
Sukkur Municipal Corporation
There are 32 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 |
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| 1 | Nasir Hussain Shah (1st Term) | 2001 | 2005 | | PPP | City District Government Sukkur |
| 2 | Nasir Hussain Shah (2nd Term) | 2005 | 2010 | | PPP | |
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| 3 | Arsalan Shaikh (1st Term) | 2016 | 2020[3] | Tariq Chauhan | PPP | Sindh Local Govt Act 2013 (SLGA), youngest mayor of Pakistan[4] |
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| 4 | Arsalan Sheikh (2nd Term) | 2023 | Incumbent | | PPP | | |
Mayor elections history
Mayor elections 2015
| Sukkur Municipal Elections 2015[5] [6] [7] |
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| Party | SMC | Percentage % |
|---|
| 1 | Pakistan Peoples Party | 18 | 69% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:white width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:69 color:black width:0.2in |
| 2 | Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan | 3 | 11.5% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:white width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:11.5 color:orange width:0.2in |
| 3 | Independents | 5 | 19.5% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:white width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:19.5 color:gray width:0.2in |
| Total | 26 | 100% | |
| Votes Polled | 291,092 | 53.5% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:Ruby value:rgb(0.52,0.11,0.18)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:52.6 color:Ruby width:0.2in |
| 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.[8]
See also
References
- Web site: Wards and UC Details of Sukkur, Larkana and Ghotki Districts. 2015-10-25. en-US. 2016-09-10.
- Web site: City Mayors: Mayors in Asia and Asia-Pacific. www.citymayors.com. 2016-09-10.
- News: Local bodies across province dissolved after completion of term. 1 September 2020. 6 January 2022. Dawn (newspaper).
- Web site: Pakistan's youngest mayor tells his priorities for Sukkur. www.geo.tv. 2016-09-10.
- Web site: ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202616/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/PrintDocument.aspx?PressId=43143&type=PDF. dead. 2018-12-10. ecp.gov.pk. 2016-08-27.
- Web site: Local Government election 2015, Sindh phase-2 voter turnout. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20161107131609/https://ecp.gov.pk/PrintDocument.aspx?PressId=43175&type=PDF. dead. 2016-11-07.
- Web site: PPP nominates mayor, deputy mayor for Larkana. Kalhoro. M.B.. 2016-06-14. 2016-09-12.
- Web site: Open workplace: Sukkur mayor holds maiden meeting, inside a tent - The Express Tribune. 2016-08-31. en-US. 2016-09-10.
