The Mayor of Surat is the first citizen of the Indian city of

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

and is the head of the Surat Municipal Corporation. He is also the presiding authority of the General Board of the SMC. The Mayor is elected from among the elected councilors in its first meeting after elections. The position is currently held by Hemali Boghawala of the BJP.

Election

The General Body of the SMC is formed by the elected members from each ward. There are 38 wards under the jurisdiction of SMC, which elect a total of 114 councilors. The first meeting of the General Body and the Standing Committee is called by the Municipal Commissioner of Surat. During the first meeting, the councilors elect the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor from amongst themselves. The tenure of Mayor is two and half years and that of his deputy is one year.

History

The post was created after the Surat Municipal Corporation came into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949.

Past Mayors

Surat has witnessed following persons as Mayors.

References

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External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20110502192517/http://www.suratmunicipal.org/content/corporation/mayors.shtml S Lists of people from Gujarat