Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation بلدیہ اعلی حیدرآباد | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
| Seats | 143 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2016 |
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC) (Urdu: بلدیہ اعلی حیدرآباد) is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Hyderabad, the 2nd largest city of Sindh, Pakistan.
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has 96 general seats and 47 reserved seats.[1] it was made defunct in Sindh Local Ordinance 2001, but was revived by PPP government. Qasimabad was taken out of HMC and formed separate municipal committee.[2]
The 96 elected chairmen of Union Committee become members of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and elect their mayor and deputy mayor[3]
HMC comprises the districts of Hyderabad City and Latifabad.
On August 30, 2016, MQM's Mayor and deputy mayor took office in Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.[4]
Hyderabad Local Elections 2015
| Hyderabad Municipal Elections 2015[5][6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Hyderabad City | Latifabad | HMC | Percentage % | ||
| 1 |  Muttahida Qaumi Movement
|
36 | 43 | 78 | 82.2% |  |
| 2 |  Pakistan Peoples Party
|
15 | 1 | 16 | 16.8% |  |
| 3 | Independents | 1 | - | 1 | 1% |  |
| Total | 52 | 44 | 96 | 100% | ||
| Votes Polled | 351,253 | 50% |  | |||
| Total Votes | 700,666 | 100% | ||||
On August 24, 2016, through Mayor elections, Tayyab Hussain and Suhail Mashadi of MQM were elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Hyderabad respectively.[7][8] They bagged 111 votes, while their rival PPP candidates got 27 votes.[9] They took oath on August 30, 2016.[10]
Many of the MQM chairmen and vice chairmen were elected unopposed even before the elections.
See also
References
- ^ Recorder, Business. "MQM bags slots of mayor, deputy mayor of Hyderabad | Business Recorder". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (2015-11-18). "District profile: The battle for Hyderabad". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Newspaper, From the (2015-10-30). "Sindh local government set-up explainer". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (2015-11-20). "MQM set to secure top positions in Hyderabad Municipal Corporation". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "Local Government election 2015, Sindh phase-2 voter turnout".
- ^ "Winning Mirpurkhas, MQM also installs mayor in HMC - The Express Tribune". 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "MQM wins in Karachi, Hyderabad, PPP rules interior Sindh". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "MQM's Tayyab, Sohail Mashadi elected Hyderabad Mayor & Deputy Mayor".
- ^ Recorder, Business. "Hyderabad mayor, deputy mayor take oath | Business Recorder". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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