List of mayors of Hyderabad

Mayor of Hyderabad
Incumbent
Vacant
since 10 February 2026
StatusHead of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
AbbreviationHYDMYR
Member ofGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana, India
Seat5-1-304, Main Rd, Hashmath Gunj, Subhash Nagar, Badi Chowdi, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana 500095
AppointerElected by the councillors
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderMadapati Hanumantha Rao
Formation18 years, 312 days
WebsiteGHMC Mayor

The mayor of Hyderabad is the head of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation which is abbreviated as GHMC. The tenure for the post of GHMC is for 5 years. Currently the GHMC consists of 150 wards. Each ward is headed by a ward member and these elected ward members elect a mayor for the corporation. The post of the mayor of Hyderabad is currently vacant.[1]

List of mayors

Sno. Name Portrait Tenure Party Notes Ref.
Term start Term end Duration
Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH)
1. Madapati Hanumantha Rao 1951 1954 4 years Andhra Maha Sabha First mayor of MCH [citation needed]
Incumbent due to Andhra Pradesh reorganization issue (1954-1957)
Elections not held 		[citation needed]
2. Krishna Swamy Mudiraj 1957 1958 1 year Mudiraj Maha Sabha First backward caste mayor of MCH
First mayor after Andhra Pradesh reorganization. 		[2]
3. 1958 1961 [citation needed]
4. V. Ram Moorthy Naidu 1961 1962 Indian National Congress [citation needed]
5. Rani Kumudini Devi 1962 1963 1 year First women mayor of MCH [3]
6. MR Shyam Rao 1964 1965 1 year
7. Sarojini Pulla Reddy 1965 1966 1 year
8. Mir Akber Ali Nasiri 1966 1967 1 year First minority mayor of MCH [citation needed]
9. K. Konda Reddy 1968 1968 less than one year First Mayor who is in Least term of office [citation needed]
10. B. Kumud Nayak 1968 1969 1 year First scheduled tribe caste women Mayor of MCH [3]
11. Laxminarayana Mudiraj 1969 1970 1 year [4]
12. 1970 1975
Vacant due to emergency (1975-1977)
Elections not held (1978)
13. 1978 1982
14. 1982 1986
15. Kalra Prakash Rao 1986 1987 1 year All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen First dalit mayor of MCH [5]
16. Anumula Satyanarayana 1987 1989 2 years [6]
17. Allampalli Pochaiah 1989 1991 2 years
18. Mir Zulfeqar Ali 1991 1995 4 years
19. Mohammed Mubeen 1995 1999 4 years
17. Mir Zulfeqar Ali 1999 2002 3 years First second term mayor of MCH [citation needed]
18. Teegala Krishna Reddy 2002 2007 5 years Telugu Desam Party First Mayor who completed his term
Last mayor of MCH. 		[7]

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (Since 2007)

# Portrait Mayor
(Lifespan)
Ward 		Term of the office Election Party Notes Ref.
Term start Term end Duration
Elections not held during the period due to Municpal Corporation turning into Greater Municipality (2007 – 2009)
1 Banda Karthika Reddy
(born 1977)
Corporator for Tarnaka 		4 December 2009 4 December 2011 2 years, 0 days 2009 Indian National Congress First Women Mayor of GHMC [8][9]
2 Mohammad Majid Hussain
(born 1980)
Corporator for Ahmed Nagar 		4 January 2012 7 May 2014 2 years, 123 days All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Youngest mayor and first Minority Mayor of GHMC [10][11][12]
Elections not held during the period (2014 – 2016)
3 Bonthu Rammohan
(born 1973)
Corporator for Cherlapally 		11 February 2016 10 February 2021 4 years, 365 days 2016 Telangana Rashtra Samithi first mayor after formation of Telangana State. [13]
4 Gadwal Vijayalakshmi
(born 1964)
Corporator for Banjara Hills 		11 February 2021 10 February 2026 4 years, 364 days 2020 First women mayor of GHMC after formation of Telangana State [14][15]
Elections not held during the period (2026 – present)

References

  1. ^ "GHMC Mayor election on Feb. 11: SEC". The Hindu. 22 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Mudiraj – a multi-faceted personality". The Hindu. 12 August 2012 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ a b "Twin posts held by women for first time". The Hindu. 11 February 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ Singh, T. lalith (4 March 2015). "Former Hyderabad mayor Laxminarayan Mudiraj dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ Mohammed, Syed (21 January 2016). "Can MIM create Dalit-Muslim magic? | Hyderabad News". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. ^ "GHMC". AIMIM. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ Vadlapatla, Sribala (6 November 2020). "Ex-mayor Teegala likely to join BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Karthika Reddy elected as GHMC Mayor". The Hindu. 4 December 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. ^ subhan (4 December 2011). "Karthika Reddy to resign from Mayor's post today". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Majid Hussain takes charge as Mayor". The Hindu. 6 January 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  11. ^ "First-time corporator Majid is city mayor". The Times of India. 4 January 2012. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  12. ^ Press Trust of India. "MIM's Mohammed Majid Hussain resigns as mayor of Hyderabad". Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  13. ^ S, Rohit P. (12 February 2016). "Bonthu Rammohan of TRS named Hyderabad Mayor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  14. ^ Oommen, Paul (11 February 2021). "TRS's G Vijayalakshmi elected GHMC Mayor, Latha Sobhan Reddy is Dy Mayor". The News Minute.
  15. ^ "Hyderabad mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi profile". The Hans India.
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