Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (, Urdu: abbreviated as ) is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Hyderabad and Latifabad Talukas of Hyderabad district in Sindh, Pakistan. The longest serving head of HMC was Jamil Ahmed.
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has 96 general seats and 47 reserved seats. it was made defunct in Sindh Local Ordinance 2001, but was revived by PPP government. Qasimabad was taken out of HMC and formed into a separate municipal committee.
The 96 elected chairmen of Union Committee become members of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and elect their mayor and deputy mayor.
HMC comprises 160 Union Councils of Hyderabad city and Latifabad Talukas.
On August 30, 2016, MQM's Mayor and deputy mayor took office in Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
Hyderabad Local Elections
Election 1987
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Elections 1987PanelHMCPercentage %1 Haq Parast4066.7%2Others2033.3%Total60100%
Election 2005
City District Government Hyderabad Elections 2005PanelHyderabad CityLatifabadQasimabadCDGHPercentage %1 Haq Parast191423561.5%2 Awam Dost13131738.5%Total20171552100%
Election 2015
Hyderabad Municipal Elections 2015PartyHyderabad CityLatifabadHMCPercentage %1 Muttahida Qaumi Movement 36 43 7882.2%2 Pakistan Peoples Party1511616.8%3Independents1 -11%Total524496100%Votes Polled351,25350%Total Votes700,666100%
On August 24, 2016, through Mayor elections, Tayyab Hussain and Suhail Mashadi of MQM were elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Hyderabad respectively. They bagged 111 votes, while their rival PPP candidates got 27 votes. They took oath on August 30, 2016.
See also Mayor of Hyderabad
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