Mayor of Rawalpindi

Mayor of Rawalpindi
ناظم راولپنڈی
Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation
Incumbent
Vacant
since 31 December 2021
Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation
ResidenceRawalpindi
Term lengthFour years
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Rawalpindi
WebsiteOfficial website

Mayor of Rawalpindi (Urdu: ناظم راولپنڈی) is the mayor who heads the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR), which controls the local government system of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Rawalpindi local government system

There are 46 union councils in Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR), the body which controls local government of Rawalpindi. The union councils elect their chairmen and vice chairmen who then elect their mayor and deputy mayor respectively.[1]

Multiple deputy mayors

The seats of Rawalpindi deputy mayors have been increased from 1 to 5.[2]

List of mayors of Rawalpindi

Main article: Mayor of Rawalpindi

Following is the list of mayors in recent time.

# Mayor Party Term start Term end Ref Deputy Mayor
1 Raja Tariq Kiani PPP 2001 2005 Javed Ikhlas
2 Javed Ikhlas PML October 2005 2009 [3]
3 Sardar Naseem Khan PML-N 2016 2021 [4] Chaudhary Tariq Mehmood

Local government elections 2015

  PMLN (74%)
  IND (17.4%)
  PTI (3.3%)
  AML (2.2%)

Local government election held in Rawalpindi on December 5, 2015[5]

Party UC
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 34
Pakistan Peoples Party 4
INDEPENDENTS 4
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 2
Awami Muslim League (Pakistan) 1
awaited 1
Total 46

The mayor and Deputy Mayors of Rawalpindi have been delayed.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PML-N likely to grab Pindi mayor slot - The Express Tribune". 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ^ "Deputy mayor seats in MCR to increase from 1 to 5". Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. ^ "PML sweeps nazim polls as expected: PML dissident wins Murree nazim seat". DAWN.COM. 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Mayor officially assumes charge". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  5. ^ "Rawalpindi Results UC and Wards in LB Election 2015". 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  6. ^ Yasin, Aamir (2016-07-10). "Election of Rawalpindi mayor still not in sight". Retrieved 2016-09-10.