List of mayors of South Dhaka

Mayor of South Dhaka

Incumbent
Vacant

since 19 August 2024

Dhaka South City Corporation
Style|

* Honorable (formal)

Type| Council Leader
Status| Head of the City
Member of| Dhaka South City Corporation
Reports to|  Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Seat| Nagar Bhaban
Nominator| Directly elected by popular vote
Term length| Five years, renewable
Precursor| Mayor of Dhaka
Inaugural holder| Sayeed Khokon
Formation| 1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01)
Deputy| Panel Mayor
Salary| ৳ 102,000 Monthly
(US$ 1,199)
৳ 12,24,000 annually
(US$ 14,386)
Website| www.dscc.gov.bd

The mayor of South Dhaka  is the highest ranking official of the Dhaka South City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Dhaka south city.

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 75 wards of Dhaka South City.[citation needed]

## List of officeholders

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Political parties

* Bangladesh Awami League

Other factions

* Independent

Status

* Acting Mayor and Administrator

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Election  | Term of office | Political
party | Reference

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Took office | Left office | Time in office
1  |  | Sayeed Khokon | 2015 | 5 May 2015  | 16 May 2020  | 5 years, 11 days  | Bangladesh Awami League | [1]
2  |  | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 2020 | 16 May 2020  | 19 August 2024[2] | 4 years, 192 days  | Bangladesh Awami League | [3]
–  |  | Dr. Ma. Sher Ali
(Administrator)  | –  | 19 August 2024  | Incumbent  | 97 days  | Independent | [4]

## Elections

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### Election result 2020

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Main article: 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election

Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2020[5]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Bangladesh Awami League | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 4,24,595 | 60.76 | New
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Ishraque Hossain | 2,36,512 | 33.84 | New
| Islami Andolan Bangladesh | Abdur Rahman | 26,525 | 3.79 | New
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Saifuddin Ahmen Milon | 5,593 | 0.80 | New
| National People's Party | Bahrane Sultan Bahar | 3,155 | 0.45 | New
| Bangladesh Congress | Akhtaruzzaman Alias Ayatullah | 2,421 | 0.34 | New
Majority  | 188,083 | - | \-
Turnout  | 7,11,488 | - | \-
Total Registered Voters  | 24,53,194 | - |

| AL Hold  | Swing |  |

### Election result 2015

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Main article: 2015 Dhaka South City Corporation Election

Dhaka South Mayoral Election 2015[6]

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %
| Bangladesh Awami League | Sayeed Khokon | 5,35,296  | 59.12
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Mirza Abbas | 2,94,291  | 32.50
| Islami Andolan Bangladesh | Abdur Rahman  | 14,784  | 1.63
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Mohammed Saifuddin  | 4,519  | 0.50
Invalid  | 40,130  | 4.43
Majority  | 2,41,005  | 26.62
Turnout  | 9,05,484  | 48.40
Total Registered  | 18,70,778  |
| AL Gain (New Seat)

## References

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1. ^ "Awami League-backed Sayeed Khokon emulates father, wins Dhaka South City mayor election". bdnews24.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
2. ^ "Elected representatives of 12 city corporations removed". The Daily Star. 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
3. ^ ঢাকা দক্ষিণে মেয়রের দায়িত্ব নিলেন তাপস. Bonik Barta (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. ^ "১২ সিটি করপোরেশনে নতুন দায়িত্ব পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
5. ^ "Dhaka South City election result". Prothom Alo. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
6. ^ "Dhaka South Mayor polls result" (PDF). 29 April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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