# 2022 Rangpur City Corporation election

The 2022 Rangpur City Corporation election was a Bangladeshi local governmental election held on 27 December 2022. The City Corporation elections are held every five years, and this was the third of its kind in Rangpur. The mayor and 44 councilors of the corporation were elected in this election. A total of 9 candidates contested in the mayoral election, and other 246 contesting for general councils and reserved (women) seats. Jatiya Party's Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa held the mayoral post by winning in a huge margin with ruling Awami League's candidate landing as fourth.
Prior to the election, Rangpur was the only city held by the Jatiya Party (Ershad), the main opposition party in the Jatiya Sangsad. It was also one of the two city corporations which was held by other parties except Awami League. According to political analysts, the elections held significance for the Awami League-government and the newly formed Election Commission under Kazi Habibul Awwal- because election commissions under the government is accused by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of being a 'puppet commission' of the government to turn Bangladesh into a de facto one-party state under Awami League. As Cumilla City Corporation's mayoral post was lost by Bangladesh Nationalist Party to Awami League in an election in June same year, the accusations rose.

## Background

City Corporations or City Councils are the highest tier among the local councils of Bangladesh— usually composed of cities or metropolitan areas. Elections are held every five years to elect the mayors and ward councilors. Cities are divided into wards. A councilor is elected for each ward by the ward residents. For every three wards, another council seat is reserved for a woman, and is filled by the votes of the residents of those wards.
The Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) is one of the 12 City Corporations in Bangladesh. It comprises the metropolitan Rangpur. It is further divided into 33 wards. The corporation in Rangpur was founded in 2012 and the first election was held the same year, electing Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu as the first mayor.
Politically, the Rangpur region is considered a 'bastion' of Jatiya Party, with also consisting a large number Awami League supporters. In the past two elections, first was won by an Awami League candidate who was a past member of Jatiya Party and the last was won by a Jatiya Party candidate.

## Candidacy
### Mayoral election

| Name | Election symbol | Party |
| Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | Langol (Wooden hand-plough) | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia | Nouka (Boat) | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Md Amiruzzaman | Hatpakha (Hand fan) | Islami Andolon Bangladesh |
| Abu Rayhan | Dab (Green coconut) | Bangladesh Congress |
| Safiur Rahman | Moshal (Torch) | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
| Touhidur Rahman Mondol | Deyalghori (Wall clock) | Khelafat Majlish |
| Khorshed Alam | Lal golap (Red rose) | Zaker Party |
| Mehedi Hasan Bony | Horin (Deer) | Independent |
| Latifur Rahman Milon | Hati (Elephant) | Independent |

## Results
### Mayoral election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 146,798 | 52.44 |
| | Amiruzzaman Hossain | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 49,892 | 17.82 |
| | Latifur Rahman Milon | Independent | 33,883 | 12.10 |
| | Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia | Bangladesh Awami League | 22,309 | 7.97 |
| | Abu Raihan | Bangladesh Congress | 10,549 | 3.77 |
| | Khorshed Alam | Zaker Party | 5,809 | 2.08 |
| | Shafiar Rahman | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | 5,156 | 1.84 |
| | Tauhidur Rahman Mondal | Khelafat Majlish | 2,864 | 1.02 |
| | Mehedi Hasan Bony | Independent | 2,679 | 0.96 |
| Total | Total | Total | 279,939 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 279,939 | 99.63 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,036 | 0.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 280,975 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 426,470 | 65.88 |

## Council election results
### Party-wise

2022 RpCC council election results (party-wise) :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward Councilors | Reserved Women Councilors | Total Councilors |
| | Bangladesh Awami League | 14 | — | 14 |
| | Jatiya Party-JaPa (Ershad) | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 2 | — | 2 |
| | Socialist Party of Bangladesh-BaSaD | 1 | — | 1 |
| | Independent(s) | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Total | Total | 33 | 11 | 44 |

#### Ward-wise

List of winner councilors of 2022 RpCC election :
| Council seat | Winner party | Winner candidate |
| Ward Councilor 01 | JaPa (E) | Rafiqul Islam |
| Ward Councilor 02 | AL | Ghulam Sarwar Mirza |
| Ward Councilor 03 | JaPa (E) | Aseq Ali |
| Ward Councilor 04 | AL | Haradhan Chandra Roy |
| Ward Councilor 05 | Independent | Mukhlesur Rahman |
| Ward Councilor 06 | Independent | Abu Hasan Chanchal |
| Ward Councilor 07 | Independent | Anwarul Islam |
| Ward Councilor 08 | Independent | Afsar Ali |
| Ward Councilor 09 | Independent | Nazrul Islam Dewani |
| Ward Councilor 10 | Independent | Kamruzzaman |
| Ward Councilor 11 | Independent | Wazedul Arefin |
| Ward Councilor 12 | Independent | Maqbul Hossain |
| Ward Councilor 13 | AL | Fazle Ilahi |
| Ward Councilor 14 | BaSaD | Mamdel Hossain Sarker |
| Ward Councilor 15 | AL | Zakaria Alam |
| Ward Councilor 16 | AL | Aminur Rahman |
| Ward Councilor 17 | AL | Abdul Ghaffar |
| Ward Councilor 18 | Independent | Masud Rana |
| Ward Councilor 19 | JaPa (E) | Mahmudur Rahman |
| Ward Councilor 20 | AL | Tauhidul Islam |
| Ward Councilor 21 | JaPa (E) | Mahabubar Rahman |
| Ward Councilor 22 | AL | Mizanur Rahman |
| Ward Councilor 23 | Independent | Liton Parvez |
| Ward Councilor 24 | AL | Rafiqul Islam |
| Ward Councilor 25 | Independent | Nurunnabi Fulu |
| Ward Councilor 26 | AL | Shahzada Arman |
| Ward Councilor 27 | Independent | Rezwar Al Mehedi |
| Ward Councilor 28 | AL | Shahadat Hossain |
| Ward Councilor 29 | AL | Harun Ur Rashid |
| Ward Councilor 30 | AL | Jahangir Alam |
| Ward Councilor 31 | JaPa (E) | Samsul Haque |
| Ward Councilor 32 | AL | Shahadat Hussein |
| Ward Councilor 33 | JaPa (E) | Minazul Islam |
| Reserved Women Councilor-1 | Independent | Dilara Begum |
| Reserved Women Councilor-2 | Independent | Sultana Parveen |
| Reserved Women Councilor-3 | JaPa (E) | Muslemah Begum |
| Reserved Women Councilor-4 | Independent | Shamima Akhter |
| Reserved Women Councilor-5 | Independent | Moslema Begum |
| Reserved Women Councilor-6 | Independent | Zahida Anwari |
| Reserved Women Councilor-7 | JaPa (E) | Ferdousi Begum |
| Reserved Women Councilor-8 | JaPa (E) | Hasna Banu |
| Reserved Women Councilor-9 | Independent | Manoara Sultana |
| Reserved Women Councilor-10 | Independent | Shazmin Nahar Sheuly |
| Reserved Women Councilor-11 | Independent | Jharna Khatun |