Mayor of Rawalpindi

Sardar Naseem (Urdu: سردار نسيم ) is the mayor who heads the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR), which controls the local government system of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Mayor of Rawalpindi
ناظم راولپنڈی
Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation
Incumbent
Sardar Naseem
since 10 December 2016
ResidenceRawalpindi
Term lengthFour years
DeputyChaudhry Tariq Mahmood
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Following is the list of Mayors of Rawalpindi in recent time

# Mayor Starting Term Ending Term Deputy Mayor Affiliation Notes
1 Raja Tariq Kiani 2001 2005 Javed Ikhlas PPP City District Government Rawalpindi[3]
2 Javed Ikhlas 2005 2010 PMLN
Commissioner System was implemented during 2010 - 2016
3 Sardar Naseem Dec 2016 incumbent Chaudhry Tariq Mahmood PMLN Punjab Local Govt Act 2013 (PLGA) [4][5]

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[6]

Party UC
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 34
INDEPENDENTS 8
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 2
Awami Muslim League (Pakistan) 1
awaited 1
Total 46

The mayor and Deputy Mayors of Rawalpindi have been delayed.[7]

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. "RAWALPINDI: Kallar Syedan starts functioning as tehsil". 2004-07-02. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  4. "Rawalpindi LG elections: PML-N all set to elect mayor - The Express Tribune". 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  5. "Local Government: Rawalpindi mayor elected unopposed - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  6. "Rawalpindi Results UC and Wards in LB Election 2015". 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  7. Yasin, Aamir (2016-07-10). "Election of Rawalpindi mayor still not in sight". Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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