# List of mayors of Surat

The Mayor of Surat is the first citizen of the Indian city of Surat 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 Daxesh Mavani 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.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party |
| G. R. Chokhawala | 1 October 1966 | 5 March 1967 | INC |
| Captain M. A. Golandaz | 12 April 1967 | 8 July 1969 | INC |
| Vaikunthbhai B. Mistry | 9 July 1969 | 19 January 1971 | INC |
| Abdulkadir Musamir | 1 February 1971 | 10 September 1971 | INC |
| Vaikunthbhai B. Shashtri | 11 September 1971 | 7 July 1972 | INC |
| Nanalal M. Gajjar | 8 July 1972 | 20 January 1973 | INC |
| Ramanlal B. Jariwala | 6 February 1973 | 19 February 1974 | INC |
| Navinchandra K. Bhartiya | 10 December 1975 | 9 December 1976 | INC |
| Madanlal P. Bunki | 11 February 1981 | 19 September 1981 | INC |
| Chimanlal V. Patel | 30 October 1981 | 10 February 1982 | INC |
| Nagindas N. Bardoliwala | 11 February 1982 | 29 January 1983 | INC |
| Swarupchand S. Jariwala | 10 February 1983 | 20 June 1983 | |
| Kashiram Rana | 30 July 1983 | 20 September 1983 | BJP |
| Nagindas N. Bardoliwala | 2 November 1983 | 7 February 1984 | INC |
| Kashiram Rana | 7 February 1984 | 3 December 1984 | BJP |
| Nagindas N. Bardoliwala | 11 April 1985 | 10 February 1987 | INC |
| Dr. George D. Solanky | 11 February 1987 | 30 January 1988 | INC |
| Kashiram Rana | 9 February 1988 | 29 June 1988 | BJP |
| Kadir Pirzada | 5 August 1988 | 8 February 1989 | INC |
| Pratapsingh B. Kantharia | 8 February 1989 | 8 February 1990 | INC |
| Ajitbhai H. Desai | 8 February 1990 | 31 October 1993 | BJP |
| Fakirbhai C. Chauhan | 1 July 1995 | 1 July 1996 | BJP |
| Gitaben B. Desai | 1 July 1996 | 30 July 1997 | BJP |
| Navnitlal S. Jariwala | 30 July 1997 | 28 July 1998 | BJP |
| Savitaben V. Sharada | 28 July 1998 | 7 July 1999 | BJP |
| Bhikhabhai R. Patel | 7 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 | BJP |
| Ajaykumar J. Choksi | 16 October 2000 | 28 April 2003 | BJP |
| Snehlataben F. Chauhan | 28 April 2003 | 15 December 2005 | BJP |
| Dr. Kanubhai Mavani | 26 December 2005 | 19 June 2008 | BJP |
| Ranjit M. Gilitwala | 19 June 2008 | 15 December 2010 | BJP |
| Rajendra Desai | 15 December 2010 | 15 June 2013 | BJP |
| Niranjanbhai Zanzmera | 15 June 2013 | 14 December 2015 | BJP |
| Asmita Shiroya | 14 December 2015 | 20 June 2018 | BJP |
| Dr. Jagdish Patel | 20 June 2018 | 13 March 2021 | BJP |
| Hemali Boghawala | 13 March 2021 | 12 September 2023 | BJP |
| Daxesh Mavani | 12 September 2023 | Incumbent | BJP |