Mayor of Rangpur

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Mayor of Rangpur
Incumbent
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Rangpur City Corporation
Style Honourable (formal)
TypeCouncil Leader
Reports to Rangpur City Corporation
Seat Nagar Bhaban, Rangpur
AppointerElectorate of Rangpur
Term length Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument The City Corporation act, 2009
Inaugural holder Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
Formation28 June 2012;12 years ago (2012-06-28)
Salary৳ 85,000 Monthly
(US$ 999)
Website www.rpcc.gov.bd

The mayor of Rangpur City is the highest ranking official 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]

Contents

The mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 33 wards of Rangpur City.[ citation needed ]

List of officeholders

Political parties
Other factions
Status
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical
party
Reference
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
(1952-2018)
201228 June 201220 December 20175 years, 145 days Bangladesh Awami League [2] [3]
2 Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa 2017
2022
21 December 201719 August 20246 years, 272 days Jatiya Party (Ershad) [4] [5]
Md. Zakir Hossain
(Administrator)
19 August 2024Incumbent193 days Independent

Election

Election Result 2022

Rangpur Mayoral Election 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP(E) Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa 1,46,79852.44%N/A
IAB Md. Amiruzzaman Hossain49,89217.82%N/A
Independent Latifur Rahman Milon33,88312.10%N/A
AL Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia 22,3097.97%N/A
Majority96,906
Turnout 2,52,88265.88%
Registered electors 4,26,469
JP(E) hold

References

  1. "Rangpur City Corporation". rpcc.gov.bd.
  2. "Ex-Rangpur city mayor Jhantu dies at age 66". bdnews24.com. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "JP wins big in bastion". The Daily Star. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "JP Mostafa wins Rangpur city polls". The Daily Star. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. "JP's Mostafizur re-elected in Rangpur mayoral polls". New Age. Retrieved 28 December 2022.