2010 Chattogram City Corporation election
Mayoral election in Bangladesh
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The 2010 Chattogram City Corporation election was a local government election held in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on 10 June 2010 to elect the Mayor of Chittagong and the City Council. A total of 8 candidates contested the mayoral race. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mohammad Manjur Alam won the election. In the 55 member City Council, the Awami League won 31 seats, while the BNP and its allies won 22 seats, and the remaining seats were won by others.[1][2] The candidates received neutral election symbols in this election.
10 June 2010
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| Registered | 1,688,677 ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 54.51% ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 June 2010 55 seats in the Chattogram City Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mayoral election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| M. Manjur Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 479,145 | 54.14 | |
| ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 383,617 | 43.34 | |
| Mofazzal Hossain Bhuiyan | Independent | 8,813 | 1.00 | |
| Rafiq Islam | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 6,521 | 0.74 | |
| Mohammad Ibrahim | Independent | 2,267 | 0.26 | |
| Solaiman Alam Seth | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 2,083 | 0.24 | |
| Jane Alam | Independent | 1,951 | 0.22 | |
| Syed Shamsuzzoha | Independent | 667 | 0.08 | |
| Total | 885,064 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 885,064 | 96.14 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 35,506 | 3.86 | ||
| Total votes | 920,570 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,688,677 | 54.51 | ||
| BNP gain from Awami League | ||||
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Council election results
Party-wise
| Party | Leader | Councilor contested seats | Councilor elected in Seats | Ward Councilors | Reserved Women Councilors | |
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| Bangladesh Awami League | A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 55 | 31 / 55 |
20 | 11 | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | M. Manjur Alam | 43 | 20 / 55 |
18 | 2 | |
| Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | Didn’t Participate | 12 | 2 / 55 |
2 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party of Bangladesh | Didn’t Participate | unknown | 1 / 55 |
0 | 1 | |
| Independent | unknown | 1 / 55 |
1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 41 | 14 | |||
