2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election

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 was rejected by main opposition candidate, Tabit Awal of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1]The candidates got neutral symbol on this election.

2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election
30 April 2015
Turnout37.29%
 
Candidate Annisul Huq Tabith Awal
Party Awami League BNP
Popular vote 460,117 325,080
Percentage 52.6% 37.16%

Mayor before election

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Elected Mayor

Annisul Huq
Awami League

Candidates

Candidate Party Symbol
Annisul Huq Awami League Table Clock
Tabith Awal Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bus
Abdullah Al Kafi Jatiya Party Elephant

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Annisul HuqAwami League460,11752.61
Tabith AwalBangladesh Nationalist Party325,08037.17
Fazle Bari MasoudIslami Andolan Bangladesh18,0502.06
Mahi B. ChowdhuryBikalpa Dhara Bangladesh13,4071.53
Junaid Saki Gonosanghati

Andolon

7,370 0.84
Bahauddin Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2,950 0.34
Abdullah Al Kafi CPB 2,475 0.28
Nader Chowdhury Jasod 1,412 0.16
8 other candidate10,1391.16
Rejected Ballot 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]

References

  1. "Annisul declared DNCC mayor | banglanews24.com". banglanews24.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. "DNCC Mayor Election Results" (PDF).
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