Mayor of Rangpur

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
রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশনের মেয়র
Incumbent
Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa
since 21 December 2017
Rangpur City Corporation
StyleThe Honourable
TypeHead of the City
StatusChief Executive
Member ofRangpur City Corporation
Reports toMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
SeatNagar Bhaban, Rangpur
NominatorDirectly elected by vote
AppointerPrime Minister of Bangladesh
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderSharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
Formation28 June 2012 (2012-06-28)
DeputyPanel Mayor
Salary৳ 10,20,000 annually
(US$ 11,989)
Websitewww.rpcc.gov.bd

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

List of officeholders

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 5 years, 340 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%
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. 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.


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