- Mumtaz Begum
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Mumtaz Begum (born 1956) is a former mayor of Bangalore, India. She was Bangalore's
- first Muslim mayor,
- fourth woman mayor,
- 43rd mayor and was elected on 30 November 2005.
She is a three-time corporator of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP). She represents Shivajinagar Ward, which was part of British Cantonment during the colonial rule. A member of the Indian National Congress party, she was elected as a deputy mayor of Bangalore in 1984, when she contested under the Janata Party platform.[1]
References
- ^ "Mumtaz Begum elected Mayor". The Hindu (India). 30 November 2005. http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/30/stories/2005113019920300.htm. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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