2015 Chattogram City Corporation election

The 2015 Chattogram City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Chattogram, Bangladesh, held on 30 April 2015 to elect the Mayor of Chittagong and the City Council. A total of 12 candidates contested the mayoral race. The election resulted in a victory for the Awami League candidate A J M Nasir Uddin. In the 55 member City Council, the Awami League won 46 seats, while the BNP and its allies won 9 seats. However, the results were rejected by the main opposition candidate, Mohammad Manjur Alam of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[1][2] The candidates received neutral election symbols in this election.

Registered1,813,449 ( 7.39 pp)

Turnout47.90% (6.61pp)

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2015 Chattogram City Corporation election

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Registered	1,813,449 ( 7.39 pp)
Turnout	47.90% (6.61pp)
First party Second party   Candidate A J M Nasir Uddin M. Manjur Alam Party AL BNP Popular vote 475,361 304,837 Percentage 57.87% 37.11% Swing 14.47pp 17.09pp
Mayor before election M. Manjur Alam BNP Elected Mayor A. J. M. Nasir Uddin AL
Council election
30 April 2015 55 seats in the Chattogram City Corporation
Party Leader Seats +/– AL A. J. M. Nasir Uddin 46 +14 BNP M. Manjur Alam 7 −13 Jamaat Didn’t Participate 2 0 BSD Didn’t Participate 0 −1 Independent — 0 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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