2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election
Mayoral election in Bangladesh
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 election for mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation was held on 30 April 2015. A total of 16 candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Annisul Huq, who received a 135,037-vote majority. However, the results were rejected by main opposition candidate, Tabith Awal of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1] The candidates got neutral symbol on this election.
Candidates
Candidate | Party | Symbol | |
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Annisul Huq | Awami League | Table clock | |
Tabith Awal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Bus | |
Bahauddin Ahmed Sarkar | Jatiya Party | Elephant |
Mayoral election results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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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 | Ganosamhati 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
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Party | Seats | |||
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Ward Councilors | Reserved Women Councilors | Total Councilors | ||
Bangladesh Awami League | 21 | 11 | 32 | |
Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 2 | — | 2 | |
Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 1 | — | 1 | |
Independent | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
Total | 36 | 12 | 48 |