The mayor of Rangpur City is the chief executive of the Rangpur City Corporation in Bangladesh. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Rangpur City.[1]
| Mayor of Rangpur | |
|---|---|
| Rangpur City Corporation | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Type | Head of the City |
| Status | Chief Executive |
| Member of | Rangpur City Corporation |
| Reports to | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Rangpur |
| Nominator | Directly elected by vote |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu |
| Formation | 28 June 2012 |
| Deputy | Panel Mayor |
| Salary | ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989) |
| Website | www |
The mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 33 wards of Rangpur City.
List of officeholders edit
- Political parties
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Tenure | Party | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu (1952-2018) |
2012 | 28 June 2012 | 20 December 2017 | 5 years, 145 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [2][3] | ||
| Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 2017 2022 |
21 December 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 170 days | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | [4][5] | ||
Election edit
Election Result 2022 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 1,46,798 | 52.44% | N/A | |
| IAB | Md. Amiruzzaman Hossain | 49,892 | 17.82% | N/A | |
| Independent | Latifur Rahman Milon | 33,883 | 12.10% | N/A | |
| AL | Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia | 22,309 | 7.97% | N/A | |
| Majority | 96,906 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,52,882 | 65.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,26,469 | ||||
| JP(E) hold | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Rangpur City Corporation". rpcc.gov.bd.
- ^ "Ex-Rangpur city mayor Jhantu dies at age 66". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "JP wins big in bastion". The Daily Star. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "JP Mostafa wins Rangpur city polls". The Daily Star. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ "JP's Mostafizur re-elected in Rangpur mayoral polls". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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