Mayor of Rangpur | |
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Incumbent since 19 August 2024Vacant | |
Rangpur City Corporation | |
Style | The Honourable |
Type | Council Leader |
Status | Head of the City |
Member of | Rangpur City Corporation |
Reports to | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
Seat | Nagar Bhaban, Rangpur |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu |
Formation | 28 June 2012 |
Deputy | Panel Mayor |
Salary | ৳ 85,000 Monthly (US$ 999) ৳ 10,20,000 annually (US$ 11,989)[ citation needed ] |
Website | www |
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]
The mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 33 wards of Rangpur City.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Reference | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu (1952-2018) | 2012 | 28 June 2012 | 20 December 2017 | 5 years, 145 days | Bangladesh Awami League | [2] [3] | |
2 | Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 2017 2022 | 21 December 2017 | 19 August 2024 | 6 years, 272 days | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | [4] [5] | |
– | Md. Zakir Hossain (Administrator) | – | 19 August 2024 | Incumbent | 0 days | Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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