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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox political post
| status= First Citizen of Kolkata
| insignia =
| insigniasize = 150px
| nominator =
| department = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]
| post = Mayor
| body = Kolkata
| image = Firhad Hakim.jpg
| imagesize =
| style = Honorable Mayor
| member_of = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]
| incumbent = [[Firhad Hakim]]
| incumbentsince = 22 November 2018
| seat = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation|KMC]], Headquarter
| appointer = Electorate of [[Kolkata]]
| termlength = Five years, renewable
| deputy = [[Atin Ghosh]]
| inaugural = [[Chittaranjan Das]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1924|04|16}}
| residence = Chetla, Kolkata - 700027
| precursor =
| insigniacaption = [[Seal]] of [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]]
|website = {{URL|https://www.kmcgov.in}}
}}
The '''Mayor of Kolkata''' is the chief executive of the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]], one of the [[Civic administration of Kolkata|civic authorities]] in the [[India]]n city of [[Kolkata]]. He is the ''First Citizen'' of the city of [[Kolkata]]. There have been 38 mayors of Kolkata in total till now{{When|date=February 2026}} since the first mayoral election in 1924.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

==History==
The first [[Kolkata]] Municipal Election was held on 16 April 1924, during the time of [[British India]], under the ''Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923 - Bengal Act III of 1923''.<ref name="kmc-list" /> Mayors were elected on an annual basis. No corporation elections were held, therefore there was no mayor, from 1948 to 1952, since the Calcutta Municipal Corporation had been superseded by the State Government by ''The Corporation of Calcutta (Temporary Supersession) Act, 1948''.<ref name="kmc-list" /> In 1952 further mayors were appointed on an annual basis under the ''Calcutta Municipal Act, West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1951''.<ref name="kmc-list" /> There was another break in mayoral elections from 1972 during which time the Municipal Corporation had been superseded by the State Government on the Orders of the Governor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calcutta Corporation - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Calcutta_Corporation |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=en.banglapedia.org |language=en}}</ref> From 1985 mayors were elected on a five year term under the ''Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 West Bengal Act LIX of 1980''.<ref name="kmc-list" />

==List of mayors==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of Mayors of Kolkata
|-
! scope="col" | S. No.
! colspan=1| Name
! colspan=1| Portrait
! colspan=3| Term<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/MayorsKolkata.jsp|title = Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation}}</ref>
! colspan=2| Party
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| colspan="8" align=center|Under ''Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923 - Bengal Act III of 1923''
|-- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 1
| [[Chittaranjan Das]]
| [[File:Chittaranjan Das 2.jpg|119x119px]]
| 16 April 1924
| 16 July 1925
| {{age in years and days|sortable=table|1924|4|16|1925|7|16}}
| rowspan="8" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 2
| [[Jatindra Mohan Sengupta]]
| [[File:Deshpriya Jatindra Mohan Sengupta.jpg|100px]]
| 17 July 1925
| 3 February 1928
| {{age in years and days|sortable=table|1925|7|17|1928|2|3}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 3
| Bijoy Kumar Basu
|
| 4 February 1928
| 9 April 1929
| {{age in years and days|sortable=table|1928|2|4|1929|4|9}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! (2)
| [[Jatindra Mohan Sengupta]]
| [[File:Deshpriya Jatindra Mohan Sengupta.jpg|100px]]
| 10 April 1929
| 21 August 1930
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1929|4|10|1930|8|21}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 4
| [[Subhas Chandra Bose]]
| [[File:Subhas Chandra Bose NRB.jpg|126x126px]]
| 22 August 1930
| 14 April 1931
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1930|8|22|1931|4|14}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 5
| [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]]
| [[File:Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1943 (cropped).jpg|88x88px]]
| 15 April 1931
| 8 April 1933
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1931|4|15|1933|4|8}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 6
| Santosh Kumar Basu
|
| 9 April 1933
| 3 July 1934
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1933|4|9|1934|7|3}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 7
| [[Nalini Ranjan Sarkar]]
|
| 4 July 1934
| 29 April 1935
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1934|7|4|1935|4|29}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 8
| [[AK Fazlul Huq|Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque]]
| [[File:A k fazlul hoque.jpg|120x120px]]
| 30 April 1935
| 28 April 1936
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1935|4|30|1936|4|28}}
|[[Krishak Praja Party]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Krishak Sramik Party}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 9
| Harisankar Paul
|
| 29 April 1936
| 27 April 1937
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1936|4|29|1937|4|27}}
|rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" rowspan=4 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 10
| Sanat Kumar Roy Chowdhury
|
| 28 April 1937
| 28 April 1938
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1937|4|28|1938|4|28}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 11
| A.K.M. Zakaria
|
| 29 April 1938
| 25 April 1939
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1938|4|29|1939|4|25}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 12
| Nishith Chandra Sen
|
| 26 April 1939
| 23 April 1940
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1939|4|26|1940|4|23}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 13
| [[Abdur Rahman Siddiqui]]
|[[File:1921 Abdur Rahman Siddiqui.jpg|frameless|113x113px]]
| 24 April 1940
| 27 April 1941
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1940|4|24|1941|4|27}}
|[[All-India Muslim League]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|All-India Muslim League}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 14
| Phanindra Nath Brahma
|
| 28 April 1941
| 28 April 1942
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1941|4|28|1942|4|28}}
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 15
| Hem Chandra Naskar
|[[File:Hemchandra Naskar.webp|frameless|85x85px]]
| 29 April 1942
| 29 April 1943
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1942|4|29|1943|4|29}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 16
| [[Syed Badrudduja]]
|[[File:Syed Badrudduja.jpg|frameless|121x121px]]
| 30 April 1943
| 25 April 1944
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1943|4|30|1944|4|25}}
|[[All-India Muslim League]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|All-India Muslim League}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 17
| Anandi Lal Poddar
|
| 26 April 1944
| 26 April 1945
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1944|4|26|1945|4|26}}
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 18
| Debendra Nath Mukherjee
|
| 27 April 1945
| 28 April 1946
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1945|4|27|1946|4|28}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 19
| Syed Mohammed Usman
|
| 29 April 1946
| 28 April 1947
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1946|4|29|1947|4|28}}
|[[Krishak Praja Party]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Krishak Sramik Party}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 20
| Sudhir Chandra Ray Chaudhuri
|
| 29 April 1947
| 23 March 1948
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1947|4|29|1948|3|23}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| colspan="8" align=center|Under ''Calcutta Municipal Act, West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1951''
|-style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 21
| {{ill|Nirmal Chandra Chunder|bn|নির্মলচন্দ্র চন্দ্র}}
|
| 1 May 1952
| 5 March 1953
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1952|5|01|1953|3|5}}
|rowspan="10" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" rowspan=10 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 22
| Naresh Nath Mookherjee
|
| 6 March 1953
| 24 April 1955
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1953|3|06|1955|4|24}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 23
| Satish Chandra Ghosh
|
| 25 April 1955
| 28 April 1957
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1955|4|25|1957|4|28}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 24
| [[Triguna Sen]]
|
| 29 April 1957
| 7 April 1959
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1957|4|29|1959|4|07}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 25
| Bejoy Kumar Banerjee
|
| 8 April 1959
| 5 April 1960
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1959|4|08|1960|4|05}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 26
| Keshab Chandra Basu
|
| 6 April 1960
| 27 April 1961
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1960|4|06|1961|4|27}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 27
| Rajendranath Majumdar
|
| 28 April 1961
| 7 April 1963
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1961|4|28|1963|4|07}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 28
| Chittaranjan Chatterjee
|
| 8 April 1963
| 25 April 1965
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1963|4|08|1965|4|25}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 29
| Priti Kumar Roy Chowdhury
|
| 26 April 1965
| 23 April 1967
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1965|4|26|1967|4|23}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 30
| Gobinda Chandra Dey
|
| 24 April 1967
| 12 June 1969
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1967|4|24|1969|6|12}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 31
| [[Prasanta Sur]]
| [[File:Prasanta Sur - Calcutta 1995-06-15 019.jpg|75px]]
| 13 June 1969
| 22 April 1971
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1969|6|13|1971|4|22}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 32
| Shyam Sundar Gupta
|
| 23 April 1971
| 22 March 1972
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1971|4|23|1972|3|22}}
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| colspan="8" align=center|Under ''Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 West Bengal Act LIX of 1980''
|-style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 33
| [[Kamal Basu|Kamal Kumar Basu]]
|
| 30 July 1985
| 29 July 1990
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1985|7|30|1990|7|29}}
|rowspan="2" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| width="4px" rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 34
| [[Prasanta Chatterjee]]
|[[File:Prasanta Chatterjee - Meeting Between CMC And NCSM Officers - Science City Site - Dhapa - Calcutta 1993-04-22 0588.JPG|frameless|119x119px]]
| 30 July 1990
| 11 July 2000
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|1990|7|30|2000|7|11}}
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 35
| [[Subrata Mukherjee]]
|
| 12 July 2000
| 4 July 2005
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2000|7|12|2005|7|04}}
|[[Trinamool Congress]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Trinamool Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 36
| [[Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya]]
|
| 5 July 2005
| 15 June 2010
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2005|7|05|2010|6|15}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 37
| [[Sovan Chatterjee]]
| [[File:Sovan Chatterjee - Kolkata 2015-10-22 6615.JPG|75px]]
| 16 June 2010
| 21 November 2018
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2010|6|16|2018|11|22}}
|rowspan="2" |[[Trinamool Congress]]
| width="4px" rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Trinamool Congress}}" |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
! 38
| [[Firhad Hakim]]
| [[File:Firhad Hakim.jpg|75px]]
| 22 November 2018
| ''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|sortable=table|2018|11|22}}
|}

==References==
<references>

<ref name="kmc-list">{{cite web |title=Mayors of Kolkata |url=https://www.kmcgov.in/KMCPortal/jsp/MayorsKolkata.jsp |website=[[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] |accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref>

</references>

[[Category:Mayors of Kolkata| ]]
[[Category:Lists of mayors of places in India|Kolkata]]

List of mayors of Kolkata - Revision history

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