Status incumbent Appointer Electorate of Karachi | Seat KMC Building Term length 4 years | |
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Residence 'Camp Office' KDA Scheme 1, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Constituting instrument Karachi City Municipal Act | ||
Mayor of Karachi (Urdu: ناظم کراچی) is the Mayor who heads the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) which controls the Local Government system of Karachi.
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Karachi Local Government System
The current Karachi Local Government System follows Sindh Local Government Act 2013 (SLGA 2013)
The Karachi Local Government consists of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation which is subdivided into of 6 District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) which are headed by Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen. the districts or Zila of Karachi Local Government as of Sindh local government act 2013 are District Central, District West, District East, District South, Malir and Korangi.Each district is further divided into Union Committees (UCs) which are headed by Chairmen and vice chairmen. Each Union committee is further sub divided into four wards. The Local government elections directly elect the UC chairmen/vice chairmen panel and the 4 ward members of each UC. the seats are reserved for women, non Muslim minorities, youth members and labours in a Union Committee all of which are indirectly elected by the direct election of chairman/vice chairman panel.
The chairman of a Union committee belongs to the City council/KMC and elects the Mayor/deputy mayor candidate, while the Vice Chairman of Union Committee elects the chairman/Vice chairman of District Municipal corporation (DMC) and works in District municipal corporation office.
The City Hall
The historic and iconic building of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) houses the offices of mayor and deputy mayor of the city and the city council Hall with 304 members (Union committee chairmen). The foundation of the building was laid in 1927 and the construction was completed on 1930. the cost of building was 1,725,000 RS.
Official Residence
KDA Scheme 1 in Gulshan-e-Iqbal 'Camp Office' is the official residence for the Deputy Mayor of Karachi.
Mayors of Karachi (1979 - present)
1979 - 2005:Though the LBEs were, by law, held on a non-party basis, in reality the political parties were at the heart of the process. Political parties were openly supporting candidates, and the media was extensively reporting party involvement.
2016 elections: were party based officially.
Party Legend
Elections 2005
Mayor results 2005
* All counsellors (13 from each 174 Union Council) participated in direct voting process for mayor election for CDGK). The election took place on October 6, 2005. Naimatullah Khan was fielded by Tameer-i-Karachi Ittehad of the combined opposition parties.
Elections 2016
* The 308 directly and indirectly elected members of Union Committee of KMC voted for Mayor of Karachi on August 24, 2016. Waseem Akhter comfortably defeated 6 party alliance formed to contest against the city`s dominant political force, the MQM
PTI Karachi leader Faisal Vawda submitted petition for the disqualification of Karachi mayor-elect Waseem Akhter few hours before his oath taking ceremony in the Sindh High Court. Sindh High Court withdrew his production orders and all sessions judges in Karachi were stopped from administering the oath after not getting clearance from the Sindh High Court. Faisal Wavda petition was later rejected and second production orders were issued.
Waseem Akhter was crowned mayor of Karachi on August 30, 2016. Ceremony was held at Polo Ground.