Gazipur City Corporation

Coordinates: 23°54′26″N 90°23′53″E / 23.9073°N 90.3981°E / 23.9073; 90.3981
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Gazipur City Corporation

গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded16 January 2013; 11 years ago (2013-01-16)
New session started
11 September 2023
(Oath taken on 3 July 2023)
Leadership
Jayeda Khatun, Independent
since 11 September 2023
Deputy Mayor
Md. Masudul Hasan Billal, AL
since 4 December 2023
A.S.M. Shofiul Azam
since 7 January 2022
Structure
Seats1 mayor and 76 councillors
Political groups
Majority (61)
  •   AL (61)

Minority (15)

Elections
First past the post
First election
6 July 2013
Last election
25 May 2023
Next election
May 2028
Meeting place
Nagar Bhaban, Gazipur
Website
gcc.gov.bd

Gazipur City Corporation (Bengali: গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: GCC) established in 2013, is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh. Gazipur City Corporation's total area is 329.23 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 2,674,697 people in the city corporation area.[1][2] As of 2018, Gazipur City Corporation had 1.1 million voters.[3]

Services[edit]

The Gazipur 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 of parks and playgrounds.
  • 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[edit]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political
party
Reference
Took office Left office Time in office
1 M. A. Mannan (1950–2022) 2013 6 July 2013 11 February 2015 1 year, 220 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [4][5]
Asadur Rahman Kiron 1 March 2015 1 June 2017 2 years, 92 days Bangladesh Awami League
1 M. A. Mannan (1950–2022) 1 June 2017 6 July 2017 35 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party [6]
Asadur Rahman Kiron 7 July 2017 17 July 2018 1 year, 10 days Bangladesh Awami League
2 Zahangir Alam 2018 27 July 2018 25 November 2021 3 years, 121 days Bangladesh Awami League [7][8][9][10]
Asadur Rahman Kiron 26 November 2021 11 September 2023 1 year, 289 days Bangladesh Awami League
3 Jayeda Khatun 2023 11 September 2023 Incumbent 220 days Independent [11]

Elections[edit]

Election Result 2023[edit]

Gazipur Mayoral Election 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jayeda Khatun 238,934 41.7%
AL Azmat Ullah Khan 222,736 38.9%
IAB Gazi Ataur Rahman 45,352 7.9%
Independent Sarkar Shah Nur Islam 23,265 4.1%
Gano Front Atiqul Islam 16,974 2.9%
JP(E) MM Niaz Uddin 16,382 2.9%
Zaker Party Raju Ahmed 7,206 1.3%
Independent Harun-or-Rashid 2,426 0.4%
Majority 16,198
Turnout 573,275
Registered electors 1,179,486
Independent gain from AL

Election Result 2018[edit]

Gazipur Mayoral Election 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Zahangir Alam 4,00,010 N/A
BNP Hasan Uddin Sarkar 1,97,611 N/A
Majority 2,02,399
Turnout 6,02,199
Registered electors 11,37,112
AL gain from BNP

Election Result 2013[edit]

Gazipur Mayoral Election 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP M. A. Mannan 3,65,444 N/A
AL Azmat Ullah Khan 2,58,867 N/A
Majority 1,06,577
Turnout 6,54,311
Registered electors 10,26,938
BNP win (new seat)

Important establishments[edit]

  1. Islamic University of Technology (IUT)
  2. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
  3. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
  4. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)
  5. Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET)
  6. Rani Bilashmoni Govt. Boys' High School
  7. Seed Certification Agency (SCA)
  8. National Agricultural Training Academy (NATA)
  9. Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)
  10. Shahid Tazuddin Ahmed Medical College
  11. Joydebpur Govt. Girls' High School
  12. Bhawal Badre Alam Govt. University College
  13. National University
  14. Bangladesh Open University
  15. Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Ltd. (BMTF)
  16. Security Printing Press Ltd.
  17. Bangladesh Ordinance Factory(BOF)
  18. Bangladesh Diesel Plant Ltd.
  19. Ansar Academy
  20. Bangabandhu Safari Park
  21. Hi-tech Park

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gazipur City Corporation". gazipurcity.com.
  2. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. p. 10. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
  3. ^ Akand, Raihanul Islam (23 June 2020). "Road conditions are hot topic for Gazipur polls". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "GCC Mayor Mannan arrested in city". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ "First mayor of Gazipur city MA Mannan no more". The Daily Star. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  6. ^ "Gazipur city mayor suspended again". The Daily Star. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ "AL's Jahangir Alam elected Gazipur mayor". The Daily Star. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  8. ^ "New Gazipur city mayor sworn in". The Independent. Dhaka. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  9. ^ "Awami League's Zahangir Alam elected Gazipur mayor". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  10. ^ "Gazipur mayor Jahangir Alam suspended". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  11. ^ "Zayeda Khatun pulls off surprise win in Gazipur mayoral race". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-25.

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