List of mayors of Hyderabad

Mayor of Hyderabad
since 11 February 2021
StatusHead of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
AbbreviationHYDMYR
Member ofGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana, India
Seat5-1-304, Main Rd, Hashmath Gunj, Subhash Nagar, Badi Chowdi, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095
AppointerElected by Electors
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderMadapati Hanumantha Rao
Formation
  • 1951 (73 years ago) (1951)
  • 2 June 2014
    (10 years ago)     (2014-06-02) (part of the Telangana)
DeputyMothe Sri Latha Reddy
WebsiteGHMC Mayor

The mayor of Hyderabad is the head of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation which is abbreviated as GHMC. The tenure for the post of GHMC is for 5 years. Currently the GHMC consists of 150 wards. Each ward is headed by a ward member and these elected ward members elect a mayor for the corporation. Gadwal Vijayalakshmi is the present "Mayor of Hyderabad" belonging to Bharat Rashtra Samithi[1]

List

Sno. Name Portrait Tenure Party Notes Ref.
Term start Term end Duration
Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH)
1. Madapati Hanumantha Rao 1951 1954 4 years Andhra Maha Sabha First mayor of MCH [citation needed]
Incumbent due to Andhra Pradesh reorganization issue (1954-1957)
Elections not held 		[citation needed]
2. Krishna Swamy Mudiraj 1957 1958 1 year Mudiraj Maha Sabha First backward caste mayor of MCH
First mayor after Andhra Pradesh reorganization. 		[2]
3. 1958 1961 [citation needed]
4. V. Ram Moorthy Naidu 1961 1962 Indian National Congress [citation needed]
5. Rani Kumudini Devi 1962 1963 1 year First women mayor of MCH [3]
6. Sarojini Pulla Reddy 1965 1966 1 year
7. Mir Akber Ali Nasiri 1966 1967 1 year First minority mayor of MCH [citation needed]
8. K. Konda Reddy 1968 1968 less than one year First Mayor who is in Least term of office [citation needed]
9. B. Kumud Nayak 1968 1969 1 year First scheduled tribe caste women Mayor of MCH [4]
10. Laxminarayana Mudiraj 1969 1970 1 year [5]
11. 1970 1975
Vacant due to emergency (1975-1977)
Elections not held (1978)
12. 1978 1982
13. 1982 1986
14. Kalra Prakash Rao 1986 1987 1 year All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen First dalit mayor of MCH [6]
15. Anumula Satyanarayana 1987 1989 2 years [7]
16. Allampalli Pochaiah 1989 1991 2 years
17. Mir Zulfeqar Ali 1991 1995 4 years
18. M. K. Mubeen 1995 1999 4 years
17. Mir Zulfeqar Ali 1999 2002 3 years First second term mayor of MCH [citation needed]
18. Teegala Krishna Reddy 2002 2007 5 years Telugu Desam Party First Mayor who completed his term
Last mayor of MCH. 		[8]
Elections not held (2007 - 2009)
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)
1. Banda Karthika Reddy 2009 2012 3 years Indian National Congress First mayor of GHMC
First women mayor of GHMC 		[9]
2. Mohammad Majid Hussain 2012 2014 2 years All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Youngest mayor of GHMC
First minority mayor of GHMC
Last mayor of GHMC before bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh
Elections not held (2014 - 2016)
3. Bonthu Rammohan 11 February 2016 10 February 2021 4 years, 365 days Bharat Rashtra Samithi First mayor of GHMC after Telangana formation and First Mayor of GHMC who completed his term. [10]
4. Gadwal Vijayalakshmi 11 February 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 323 days First women mayor of GHMC after Telangana formation [11][12]

References

  1. ^ "GHMC Mayor election on Feb. 11: SEC". The Hindu. 22 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Mudiraj – a multi-faceted personality". The Hindu. 12 August 2012 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ "Twin posts held by women for first time". The Hindu. 11 February 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Twin posts held by women for first time". The Hindu. 11 February 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ Singh, T. lalith (4 March 2015). "Former Hyderabad mayor Laxminarayan Mudiraj dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. ^ Mohammed, Syed (21 January 2016). "Can MIM create Dalit-Muslim magic? | Hyderabad News". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ "GHMC". AIMIM. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  8. ^ Vadlapatla, Sribala (6 November 2020). "Ex-mayor Teegala likely to join BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Hyderabad Mayor Majid Hussain to quit today". The Hindu. 6 March 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  10. ^ S, Rohit P. (12 February 2016). "Bonthu Rammohan of TRS named Hyderabad Mayor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  11. ^ "TRS's G Vijayalakshmi elected GHMC Mayor, Latha Sobhan Reddy is Dy Mayor".
  12. ^ "Hyderabad mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi profile". The Hans India.