Mayor of Sukkur | |
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ناظم سکھر | |
Incumbent Arsalan Sheikh since February 2023 | |
Residence | Sukkur |
Appointer | Electorate of Sukkur |
Term length | Four years |
Deputy | Deputy Mayor of Sukkur |
Website | Official website |
Nazim-e-Sukkur (Urdu: ناظم سکھر) is the Mayor who heads the Sukkur Municipal Corporation (SMC) which controls the Local Government system of Sukkur.
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.
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 | ||
Commissioner System was implemented during 2010 - 2016
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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] |
Administrator System was implemented from September 2020 - July 2023[5]
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4 | Arsalan Sheikh (2nd Term) | 2023 | Incumbent | PPP |
Sukkur Municipal Elections 2015[6][7][8] | ||||
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# | Party | SMC | Percentage % | |
1 | Pakistan Peoples Party | 18 | 69% | |
2 | Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan | 3 | 11.5% | |
3 | Independents | 5 | 19.5% | |
Total | 26 | 100% | ||
Votes Polled | 291,092 | 53.5% | ||
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.[9]