Rangpur City Corporation polls begin Tuesday

All preparations have been completed for the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election which is scheduled to begin Tuesday. 

Vocting for the polls will begin at 8 am and will continue till 4:30 pm, Returning Officer Abdul Baten confirmed the press. 

Nine candidates are vying for the mayoral post whole 183 people are contesting for councillor posts under 33 wards. Sixty-eight people are contesting the polls for 11 reserved seats.

The mayoral candidates are: Amiruzzaman from Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Abu Raihan from Bangladesh Congress, Touhidur Rahman Mandal from Khelafat Majlish, Mostafizur Rahman from Jatiya Party, Shafier Rahman from National Samajtantrik Dal Jasad, Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia from Awami League, Khorshed Alam from Zaker Party, Mehedi Hasan and Latifur Rahman as independent candidates.

This year, 426,470 people are expected to vote in the city corporation election. Of them, 212,302 are men while 214,469 women.