2023 elections in Bangladesh
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Elections in Bangladesh in 2023 include election to the office of the President of Bangladesh, by-elections to the Jatiya Sangsad, elections to the 5 (five) City Corporation, several municipalities and local bodies.
Presidential election was held on 13 February 2023. AL-nominated candidate Shahabuddin Chuppu won the election unopposed.[1]
| Date | President before election | Party before election | Elected President | Party after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February 2023[a] | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | Bangladesh Awami League | Shahabuddin Chuppu | Bangladesh Awami League | [2][3][4][5] | ||
Jatiya Sangsad by-elections
City Corporation elections
| Date | City Corporation | Mayor before election | Party before election | Elected Mayor | Party after election | Council after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2023 | Gazipur | Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting) | Bangladesh Awami League | Jayeda Khatun | Independent politician | AL 61 / 76 BNP 15 / 76 |
[17][18][19] | ||
| 12 June 2023 | Khulna | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | Talukder Abdul Khaleque | Bangladesh Awami League | AL 39 / 41 Jamaat 1 / 41
Independent 1 / 41 |
[20][21] | |||
| 12 June 2023 | Barishal | Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah | Abul Khair Abdullah | AL 29 / 40 BNP
9 / 40 Jamaat 1 / 40 Independent 1 / 40 |
[22][23][24] | ||||
| 21 June 2023 | Rajshahi | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | AL 31 / 40 BNP 6 / 40 WPB 1 / 40 Independent 2 / 40 |
[25][26][27] | ||||
| 21 June 2023 | Sylhet | Ariful Haque Choudhury | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | AL 41 / 56 BNP 9 / 56 Jamaat 6 / 56 |
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Subdistrict Council by-elections
Cumilla District
| Date | Subdistrict Council | Position | Post-holder before election | Party before election | Elected Post-holder | Party after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2023 | Lalmai | Chairman | Abdul Malek | Bangladesh Awami League | Kamrul Hasan Shaheen | Bangladesh Awami League | [30][31][32] | ||
| Vice-chairman | Mizanur Rahman Majumder | Mizanur Rahman Majumder | Independent politician | ||||||
| Woman vice-chairman | Rabeya Begum | Mahmuda Akhter | |||||||
Chattogram District
| Date | Subdistrict Council | Position | Post-holder before election | Party before election | Elected Post-holder | Party after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2023 | Boalkhali | Chairman (by-election) | Mohammad Nurul Alam | Bangladesh Awami League | Rezaul Karim Raja | Bangladesh Awami League | [33][34] | ||
| 25 May 2023 | Sandwip | Chairman (by-election) | Mohammad Shajahan | Bangladesh Awami League | Main Uddin Mission | Bangladesh Awami League | [35] | ||
| 19 July 2023 | Vice-Chairman (by-election) | Main Uddin Mission | Bangladesh Awami League | Omar Faruk | Independent politician | ||||
Narsingdi District
| Date | Subdistrict Council | Position | Post-holder before election | Party before election | Elected Post-holder | Party after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2023[c] | Raipura | Chairman (by-election) | Abdus Sadek | Bangladesh Awami League | Laila Kaniz Lucky | Bangladesh Awami League | [36] | ||
Barguna District
| Date | Subdistrict Council | Position | Post-holder before election | Party before election | Elected Post-holder | Party after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2023 | Amtali | Chairman (by-election) | Ghulam Sarwar Faruque | Independent politician | M. A. Quader Miah | Bangladesh Awami League | [37][38] | ||
Munshiganj District
| Date | Subdistrict Council | Position | Post-holder before election | Party before election | Elected Post-holder | Party after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 2023[d] | Tongibari | Chairman (by-election) | Jaglul Hawladar Bhutu | Independent politician | Kazi Abdul Wahid | Bangladesh Awami League | [39][40] | ||