Rangpur City Corporation

Rangpur City Corporation

রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Rangpur City Corporation ; রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
	Emblem of the Rangpur City Corporation
Type
Type	City Corporation
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	June 28, 2012; 11 years ago
New session started	31 January 2022
Leadership
Mayor	Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa, JP(E) ; since 21 December 2017
Deputy Mayor	Mahbubur Rahman Manju, JP(E) ; since 19 February 2023
Chief Executive Officer	Ruhul Amin Miah ; since 2020
Structure
Seats	1 mayor and 44 councillors
Political groups	Majority (23) AL (14); JP(E) (9); Minority (21) BNP (2); BSD (1); Independent (18);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	27 December 2022
Next election	December 2027
Meeting place
	Nagar Bhaban, Rangpur
Website
	rpcc.gov.bd

Rangpur City Corporation (Bengali: রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: RCC) established in 28 June 2012, is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh. Current mayor of RpCC is Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa who was Nominated by Jatiya Party. Rangpur City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Rangpur, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Rangpur City Corporation. Rangpur City Corporation's total area is 205.76 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 7,96,556 people in the city corporation area.^[1] The first elected mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation during 2012–2017 is Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu.

Services

The Rangpur City Corporation is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city.

Evict illegal installations.
Purify and supply water.
Treat and dispose of contaminated water and sewage.
Eliminate waterlogging.
Garbage removal and street cleaning.
To manage solid waste.
To arrange hospital and dispensary.
Construction and maintenance of roads.
Installation of electric street lights.
Establish car parking.
Maintenance parks and playground.
Maintenance of cemeteries and crematoriums.
Preparation of birth and death registration certificate.
Preserving the traditional place.
Disease control, immunization.
Establishment of city corporation schools and colleges.

Ward List

List of officeholders

	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	Present	6 years, 155 days	Jatiya Party (Ershad)	^[4]^[5]

Election

Election Result 2022

Rangpur Mayoral Election 2022
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% (8.42pp)
Registered electors			4,26,469
	JP(E) hold

References

^ "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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[1] "Rangpur City Corporation". rpcc.gov.bd.

[death-2] "Ex-Rangpur city mayor Jhantu dies at age 66". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

[3] "JP wins big in bastion". The Daily Star. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-03-02.

[4] "JP Mostafa wins Rangpur city polls". The Daily Star. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-09-12.

[5] "JP's Mostafizur re-elected in Rangpur mayoral polls". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-12-28.