Mayor of Cumilla

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.

Mayor of Cumilla
কুমিল্লা সিটি কর্পোরেশনের মেয়র
Incumbent
Arfanul Haque Rifat
since 5 July 2022
Cumilla City Corporation
StyleThe Honourable
TypeHead of the City
StatusChief Executive
Member ofCumilla City Corporation
Reports toMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
SeatNagar Bhaban, Cumilla
NominatorDirectly elected by vote
AppointerPrime Minister of Bangladesh
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderMonirul Haque Sakku
Formation10 July 2011 (2011-07-10)
Salary৳ 10,20,000 annually
(US$ 11,989)
Websitecocc.portal.gov.bd

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

List of officeholders

Political parties
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Tenure Party Reference
Monirul Haque Sakku 2012
2017
5 January 2012 16 May 2022 10 years, 131 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [1][2][3]
Arfanul Haque Rifat 2022 5 July 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 115 days Bangladesh Awami League [4][5]

Elections

Election result 2022

Comilla Mayoral Election 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Arfanul Haque Rifat 50,310 N/A
Independent Monirul Haque Sakku 49,967 N/A
Independent Nizam Uddin Kaiser 29,099 N/A
IAB Rashedul Islam 3,040 N/A
Independent Kamrul Ahsan Babul 2,329 N/A
Majority 343
Turnout 1,34,776
Registered electors 2,29,920
AL gain from BNP

Election result 2017

Comilla Mayoral Election 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Monirul Haque Sakku 68,948
AL Anjum Sultana Sima 57,863
Majority 11,085
Turnout 1,32,690
Registered electors 2,07,566
BNP hold

Election result 2012

Comilla Mayoral Election 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Monirul Haque Sakku 65,777
AL Afzal Khan 36,471
Independent Nurul Rahman Tanim 8,514
JP(E) Mohammad Selim 7,961
Majority 27,306
Turnout 1,25,522
Registered electors 1,69,279
BNP win (new seat)

References

  1. কুমিল্লার প্রথম মেয়র নির্বাচিত হলেন মনিরুল হক সাক্কু. bangla.irib.ir (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. "Sakku sinks AL favourite Afzal". thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  3. "monirul haque sakku mayor comilla city". mediander.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  4. "Arfanul Haque Rifat wins Cumilla city polls". The Financial Express. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "AL picks Rifat for CCC polls". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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