2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election

2019 Dhaka North mayoral by-election
28 February 2019
Turnout31.05% Decrease 6.24 pp
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Atiqul Islam Shafin Ahmed
Party Awami League JP(E)
Popular vote 839,202 52,829
Percentage 89.04% 5.60%
Swing Increase 36.44% Increase 5.26%
Mayor before election

Annisul Huq
AL

Elected Mayor

Atiqul Islam
AL

The 2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election was held on 28 February 2019 due to the death of Mayor Annisul Huq. The election was boycotted by the main opposition, the BNP. A total of 5 mayoral candidates took part in election. Atiqul Islam won the election by 786,473 votes. This election had a low turnout, with a decrease of 6.24% from the last election.

Results

Mayoral election results

Results by party
Vote share by party
  1. Bangladesh Awami League (89.0%)
  2. Jatiya Party (Ershad) (5.60%)
  3. Others (5.35%)
Election Results[1]
Candidate Party Votes Percentage +
Atiqul Islam Awami League 839,302 89.05 36.44
Shafin Ahmed Jatiya Party (Ershad) 52,8291 5.60 5.26
Abdur Rahim Independent 14,040 1.49 New
Sahin Khan PDP 8,650 0.92 New
Anisur Rahman Dewan National Peoples Party 8,995 0.95 New
Rejected Ballot 18,723 1.99 -1.85
Majority 786,473 83.44 67.08
Turnout 942,539 31.05 -6.25
Total Registered Voters 3,035,599 Increase 29.46
AL Hold Swing +15.59

References

  1. ^ "DNCC by election result". The Daily Star. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 24 June 2020.


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