Mayor of Peshawar
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| Mayor of Peshawar | |
|---|---|
| ناظم پشاور | |
 City District Government Peshawar | |
Incumbent since 16 March 2022Zubair Ali | |
| Residence | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Term length | Four years |
| Website | cdgpeshawar |
Nazim-e-Peshawar (Urdu: ناظم پشاور) is the Mayor who heads the Municipal Corporation of Peshawar (MCP) which controls the City District Government of Peshawar.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013
[edit]Under the KPK Local government Act 2013, the City District Government of Peshawar by the District Council is formed which is divided into four towns each headed by its own Town Nazim and Naib Nazim.
following is the number of Peshawar district council members[1]
| District | General | Women | Peasant/Workers | Minorities | Youth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peshawar | 92 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 138 |
List of mayors of Peshawar
[edit]| # | Party | Mayor | Start date | End date | Deputy Mayor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Azam Khan Afridi | 2001 | 2005 | Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Khalil |
| 2 |  | Haji Ghulam Ali | 17 October 2005 | 11 February 2009 | Razaullah |
| 3 |  | Haji Mohammad Umar | 2010 | 2014 | |
| 4 | .svg){kind=small} | Arbab Asim Khan | 30 August 2015 | 2021 | Syed Qasim Ali Shah |
| 5 | | Zubair Ali | 16 March 2022[2] | Incumbent | - |
Mayor elections history
[edit]Mayor elections 2015
[edit]| Peshawar City District Government Elections 2015.[3][4] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Party | Town 1 | Town 2 | Town 3 | Town 4 | PMC | Percentage | |
| 1 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 55.7% |  |
| 2 | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9% |  |
| 3 |  Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7.6% |  |
| 4 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6.3% |  |
| 5 | Awami National Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5% |  |
| 6 | Pakistan Peoples Party | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.5% |  |
| 7 | Independents | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13.9% |  |
| - | Results awaited | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14% |  |
| - | Total | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 92 | 100% | |
| Votes Polled | 485,042 | 32.8% |  | |||||
| Total Votes | 1,479,002 | 100% | ||||||
Mayor election 2021
[edit]Local bodies election were held on 19 December 2021 after the implementation of new local body structure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUI-F | Zubair Ali | 62,388 | |||
| PTI | Rizwan Bangash | 50,669 | |||
| PPP | Arbab Zarak Khan | 45,000 | |||
| JUI (F) gain from PTI | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013" (PDF).
- ^ "Mayors, chairmen of tehsil councils take oath in 17 districts". Dawn (newspaper). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ^ "KPK voter turnout -ECP".
- ^ "KP's new LG system: structure, powers, and voting process". SAMAA TV. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Polling under way in KP for first phase of local bodies election 2021". Geo News. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Major upset for PTI as JUI-F wins Peshawar mayor seat". Dawn (newspaper). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.