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Rangpur City Corporation

Coordinates: 25°46′26.77″N 89°11′27.79″E / 25.7741028°N 89.1910528°E / 25.7741028; 89.1910528
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Rangpur City Corporation

রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Logo of the Rangpur City Corporation
Type
Type
History
FoundedJune 28, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-28)
New session started
19 August 2024
Leadership
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Md Ajmol Hossain
since 19 August 2024
Vacant
since 19 August 2024
Umme Fatima
since 19 August 2024
Structure
SeatsVacant seats
1 mayor and 44 councillors
Length of term
Up to five years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
27 December 2022
Next election
TBD
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. 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

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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

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Ward serial of RCC

List of officeholders

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Status
  •   Acting Mayor or Administrator
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political
party
Reference
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 104 days Independent

Election

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Election Result 2022

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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

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  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. 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 (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2022-12-28.

25°46′26.77″N 89°11′27.79″E / 25.7741028°N 89.1910528°E / 25.7741028; 89.1910528