সিলেট সিটি কর্পোরেশন | |
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Corporation overview | |
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Formed | July 31, 2001 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
Headquarters | Nagar Bhaban, Sylhet |
Annual budget | 839 crores 20 lakhs 76 thousand Taka (2021–22) |
Corporation executives |
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Parent department | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
Website | www |
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is a self-governing organisation which governs the municipal areas of Sylhet, Bangladesh. This civic body of Sylhet was formed according to the Sylhet City Corporation Act, 2001.[1]
SCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years.
The Sylhet City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.
Main article: Mayor of Sylhet |
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Tenure | Party | Reference | ||
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Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (1952-2020) |
2003 2008 |
12 April 2003 | 9 May 2013 | 10 years, 58 days | Bangladesh Awami League | |||
Ariful Haque Choudhury | 2013 2018 |
18 September 2013 | 21 June 2023 | 9 years, 333 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | [2] | ||
Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | 2023 | 21 June 2023 | Incumbent | 57 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [3][4] |
Main article: 2018 Sylhet City Corporation election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 92,588 | |||
Awami League | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran | 86,392 | |||
Jamaat-e-Islami | Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer | 10,954 | |||
IAB | Moazzem Hossain | 2,195 | |||
Majority | 6,196 | ||||
Turnout | 2,01,577 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,18,138 | ||||
BNP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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BNP | Ariful Haque Choudhury | 107,330 | ||||
Awami League | Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran | 72,173 | ||||
Majority | 35,157 | |||||
Turnout | 1,79,503 | |||||
Registered electors | 2,91,046 | |||||
BNP gain from Awami League |