Rangpur City Corporation

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.

Rangpur City Corporation
রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Corporation overview
FormedJune 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersNagar Bhaban, Rangpur
Annual budget৳ 889.55 crore (2020-21)
Corporation executives
Parent departmentMinistry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Websitewww.rpcc.gov.bd

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.

List of officeholders
Main article: Mayor of Rangpur
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 5 years, 338 days Jatiya Party (Ershad) [4][5]

Election

Election Result 2022
Main article: 2022 Rangpur City Corporation election
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% (Decrease8.42pp)
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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