Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mayor of Golapganj

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:30, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mayor of Golapganj

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Non notable article about Pourosova (aka municipality) mayor position (don't be confused with city corporation mayor). In the past we have deleted many mayoral articles elected to this position e.g. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Md. Ziaul Haq (Juyel) as the position isn't considered automatically notable per WP:NPOL. There are some refs on the article but it's completely unrelated. Fails WP:GNG.

Also the article is very short, there is no need for a separate article. (It can be merged with Golapganj Municipality.) আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 22:26, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In WP:NPOL there is nothing written like that and page like Mayor of Sylhet exist . And City corporation is also the same thing just it's the main municipal org. And Mayor of Golapganj has been featured on several notable news like The Business Standard etc. So I think there no legitimate reason to delete the page. Therealbey (talk) 22:44, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sylhet is a major Bangladeshi city, so it makes sense that an article about the mayor of Sylhet exists. Whereas according to the infobox, Golapganj has a population of around 40,000. I don't know about any Bengali sources but in English at least, the only thing I can find is one incident, which is not enough for its own page.

And WP:NPOL does say that in the first bullet point, being the mayor of a city isn't at the international, national or state/province level, therefore there is no notability. Procyon117 (talk) 13:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Automatic notability, rather. Procyon117 (talk) 13:21, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

All though the municipal corporation is small in population 40,000 but it has its under the Upazila and in Upazila population is 3,16,149 and whole upazila count's the mayor as whole upazila mayor. Mayor was also featured in the daily star , business standard , daily observer In The financial Express . Therealbey (talk) 15:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what you're talking about. Upazila (3rd level administrative division) is administered by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and not by mayor. Municipalities (aka Pourosova) are one of lower level (4th level) administrative areas in Bangladesh, as i said, Pourosova (aka municipality) mayor position isn't considered automatically notable per WP:NPOL. You have to provide significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, and talks about this Golapganj Mayor position. আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 16:10, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Check I have given those sources above ↑ Therealbey (talk) 18:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politics and Bangladesh. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 23:14, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As it stands, it definitely eliminates, this is less of a stub. If someone can demonstrate that there is more good information to include, they can work on a draft and then try again. 93.65.245.63 (talk) 19:59, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I’m confused why we routinely eliminate articles about small government entities, but some folks seem hesitant to delete this one. It looks to all accounts to be a run of the mill agency. Bearian (talk) 09:54, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Golapganj Municipality#Government as an alternative to deletion. The information about the duties of the mayor can be merged. Merging and redirecting would preserve the page history in the event that this topic ever becomes notable. voorts (talk/contributions) 22:27, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. Are there any objections to the proposed Merge? Also, a review of sources brought into this discussion would be helpful.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:00, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No objection for merge. আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 01:40, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Fails WP:NPOL and WP:SIGCOV. Our guidelines for local politicians are pretty strict. A mayor of a relatively small town like Golapganj Municipality is not notable. Oppose merge, as the creation of these types of redirects for local government offices should not be encouraged.4meter4 (talk) 02:39, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Several reasons which include the sources presented so far aren't convincing enough to warrant a standalone page on this office. The officeholders aren't considered inherently notable per WP:NPOL. The subject of the article fails WP:GNG in itself, there's no point. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.