Mayor of Quetta

Mayor of Quetta
ناظم کوئٹہ
StatusDissolved
ResidenceQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Term length4 years
Abolished27 January 2019

Nazim-e-Quetta (Urdu: ناظم کوئٹہ) is the Mayor who head the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) which controls the Local Government system of Quetta, Balochistan.

Quetta local government system

Quetta Local Government System is headed by Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC). District council Quetta is a separate body which governs the rural areas of Quetta. There are total 84 seats for QMC. The Balochistan Local Government act is very similar to Sindh and Punjab Local Government Act which is based on amended form of Balochistan Local Government Act 2010.[1]

List of mayors of Quetta

Following is the list of mayors of Quetta.

# Name of Mayor Start date End date Party Deputy Mayor Party Notes
1 Mir Maqbool Lehri (1st Term)
2 Mohammad Rahim Kakar 2001 2005 PMLQ Wale Mohammad Lehri PMLQ non-partisan, City District Govt Quetta
3 Mir Maqbool Lehri (2nd Term) October 7, 2005 2009 PMLQ PMLQ non-partisan, defeat PMLQ official candidate
Administrator system implemented 2009-2015
4 Dr. Kaleem Ullah Kakar 29 January 2015 January 27, 2020 PKMAP Younus Baloch PML(N) First party based elections, Watan Dost Alliance
Dissolved on January 27, 2019[2]

City district government Quetta

Pervez Musharraf created city district Government Quetta which functioned 2001 - 2009. The city was divided into two towns which had their respective mayors, Zargoon Town and Chiltan Town.

Mayor election history

Mayor elections 2013

Quetta Local Government Elections 2013 [3]
# Party QMC Percentage
1 Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 18 31%
2 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 5 8.6%
3 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 3 5.2%
4 Balochistan National Party 3 5.2%
5 Hazara Democratic Party 3 5.2%
6 Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 1 1.7%
7 Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Nazryati 1 1.7%
8 Independents 21 36.2%
- Results awaited 5 8.6%
Total 55 100%

References

  1. ^ "Analysis: Local Government Acts 2013 and Province-Local Government Relations". UNDP in Pakistan. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. ^ Shahid, Saleem (2019-01-29). "Balochistan provincial govt takes charge of all local bodies". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. ^ "Balochistan LB Polls: EC issues official results". Retrieved 2016-08-31.