Municipal Corporation Shaheed Benazirabad (Sindhi: شہید بینظیر آباد ميونسپلٽي, Urdu: بلدیہ اعلی شہید بینظیر آباد abbreviated as MCSBA) is a public corporation and the governing body of Benazirabad city and Nawabshah Talukas, the fifth-largest city in Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2]
Municipal Corporation Shaheed Benazirabad بلدیہ اعلی شہید بینظیر آباد | |
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Leadership | |
M Rasheed Bhatti, PPP since 20 June 2023 | |
Mubashir Arain, PPP since 20 June 2023 | |
Seats | 143 |
Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
The corporation has 19 reserved seats and 12 ordinary seats. It was declared inoperative by Sindh Local Ordinance of 2001.
The 31 elected Union Committee members choose the mayor and deputy mayor.
MCSBA is made up of 60 Union Councils in Old Nawabshah Town Municipal Corporation and H.M Khoja Town Municipal Corporation of Benazirabad City.[3]
Both the mayor and deputy mayor are members of Pakistan People's Party.[4]
Benazirabad Local Elections
editElection 2022
editBenazirabad Municipal Elections 2022 | ||||||
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Party | H.M Khoja Town Municipal Corporation | Old Nawabshah Municipal Corporation | MCSBA | Percentage % | ||
1 | Pakistan Peoples Party | 8 | 8 | 16 | 84.2% | |
2 | Grand Democratic Alliance | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.5% | |
3 | Independents | 1 | - | 1 | 5.2% | |
Total | 10 | 9 | 19 | 100% | ||
Votes Polled | 351,253 | 50% | ||||
Total Votes | 700,666 | 100% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ali, Z. "PPP wins mayoral polls across Sindh". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2023-06-19). "Mayors, chairmen of municipal bodies to take oath today". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "PPP leads in Sindh's LG polls, victorious on all slots of mayor". Associated Press of Pakistan. 15 Jun 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 15 Jun 2023.
- ^ "PPP clinches six mayor seats in Sindh". Dunya News. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Web Desk (2023-06-14). "PPP's mayors, deputy mayors elected unopposed in several Sindh cities". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "PPP Holds Substantial Lead in First Phase of Sindh Local Body Polls – Newsweek Pakistan". 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.