2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election
Mayoral election in Bangladesh
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The 2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, held on 30 April 2015 to elect the Mayor of North Dhaka and the Dhaka North City Council. A total of 16 candidates participated in the election. The election resulted in a victory for the Awami League candidate Annisul Huq. In the 48 member City Council, the Awami League won 32 seats, while independents won 13 seats, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 2 seats, and the Jatiya Party (Ershad) won 1 seat. However, the results were rejected by the main opposition candidate, Tabith Awal of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1] The candidates received neutral election symbols in this election.
30 April 2015
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| Registered | 23,44,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 37.70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 April 2015 48 seats in the Dhaka North City Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annisul Huq | Awami League | Table clock | |
| Tabith Awal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Bus | |
| Bahauddin Ahmed Sarkar | Jatiya Party | Elephant | |
Mayoral election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annisul Huq | Awami League | 460,117 | 52.61 | |
| Tabith Awal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 325,080 | 37.17 | |
| Fazle Bari Masoud | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 18,050 | 2.06 | |
| Mahi B. Chowdhury | Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh | 13,407 | 1.53 | |
| Zonayed Saki | Ganosanhati Andolan | 7,370 | 0.84 | |
| Bahauddin Ahmed | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 2,950 | 0.34 | |
| Abdullah Al Kafi | Communist Party of Bangladesh | 2,475 | 0.28 | |
| Nader Chowdhury | Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal | 1,412 | 0.16 | |
| 8 other candidates | 10,139 | 1.16 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 33,581 | 3.84 | ||
| Majority | 135,037 | 15.44 | ||
| Turnout | 874,581 | 37.30 | ||
| Registered voters | 2,344,900 | |||
| AL gain (new seat) | ||||
| Source: BDN News 24[2] | ||||
Council election results
Party-wise
| Party | Leader | Councilor contested seats | Councilor elected in Seats | Ward Councilors | Reserved Women Councilors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Awami League | Annisul Huq | 48 | 32 / 48 |
21 | 11 | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Tabith Awal | 48 | 2 / 48 |
2 | 0 | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Bahauddin Ahmed | unknown | 1 / 48 |
1 | 0 | |
| Independent | unknown | 13 / 48 |
12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 36 | 12 | |||
