2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election
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| Turnout | 25.30  5.75 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 February 2020 72 seats in the Dhaka North City Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 mayoral election of Dhaka North City Corporation was held on 1 February 2020. A total of 6 candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam. However, the results were rejected by the main opposition candidate, Tabith Awal of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1]
It was the first major election in Bangladesh conducted entirely using electronic voting machines (EVMs) alongside the 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election. Previously the country had made only limited use of EVMs. The ruling Awami League supported the adoption of EVMs. BNP and Communist Party of Bangladesh leaders said they feared the machines would be used for vote rigging. One concern expressed was that the machines do not have a voter-verified paper audit trail.[2][3]
Candidates
[edit]The election was mainly contested between candidates of the two major political parties in Bangladesh:
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Candidates | |
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| Bangladesh Awami League | 
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Atiqul Islam | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 
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Tabith Awal | |
Other minor candidates from smaller parties and independent candidates also participated.
Mayoral election results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | +/- | |
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| Atiqul Islam | Bangladesh Awami League | 4,47,211 | 58.67 | -30.83 | |
| Tabith Awal | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 2,64,161 | 34.66 | New | |
| Sheikh Fazle Bari Masoud | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 28,200 | 3.70 | 1.64 | |
| Ahammed Sajedul | Communist Party of Bangladesh | 15,122 | 1.98 | New | |
| Shahin Khan | National People's Party | 3,853 | 0.51 | -0.44 | |
| Anisur Rahman Dewan | Progressive Democratic Party | 2,111 | 0.28 | -0.64 | |
| Rejected ballots | 1,530 | 0.20 | -1.79 | ||
| Majority | 1,83,050 | 24.02 | -59.42 | ||
| Turnout | 7,62,188 | 25.30 | -5.75 | ||
| Total registered voters | 30,12,509 | 0.76
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| AL hold | Swing | -32.745 | |||
Council election results
[edit]Party-wise
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| Party | Leader | Councilor contested seats | Councilor elected in Seats | Ward Councilors | Reserved Women Councilors | |
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| Bangladesh Awami League | Atiqul Islam | 72 | 62 / 72
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44 | 18 | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Tabith Awal | 72 | 2 / 72
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2 | 0 | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | Didn’t Participate | unknown | 1 / 72
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1 | 0 | |
| Independent | unknown | 7 / 72
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7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 54 | 18 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Atiqul Re Elected as DNCC Mayor". Prothom Alo. 2 February 2020.
- ^ Alamgir, Mohiuddin (29 January 2020). "First major EVM-only polls: Big test for Election Commission". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Analysis: Debates continue over EVM use in Dhaka city election". Daily Sun. UNB. 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Dhaka North City election result". Prothom Alo e-paper. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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