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. The candidates received neutral election symbols in this election.
Candidates CandidatePartySymbolAnnisul HuqAwami LeagueTable clockTabith AwalBangladesh Nationalist PartyBus Bahauddin Ahmed SarkarJatiya PartyElephant
Mayoral election results CandidatePartyVotes% 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 Zonayed SakiGanosanhati Andolan 7,370 0.84 Bahauddin Ahmed Jatiya Party (Ershad)2,9500.34Abdullah Al KafiCommunist Party of Bangladesh2,4750.28Nader ChowdhuryJatiyo Samajtantrik Dal1,4120.16 8 other candidates10,1391.16Rejected ballots33,5813.84Majority135,03715.44Turnout874,58137.30Registered voters2,344,900 AL gain (new seat) Source: BDN News 24
Council election results Party-wise +2015 DNCC council election results (party-wise)Party LeaderCouncilor contested seatsCouncilor elected in SeatsWard CouncilorsReserved Women Councilors Bangladesh Awami LeagueAnnisul Huq482111 Bangladesh Nationalist PartyTabith Awal4820 Jatiya Party (Ershad)Bahauddin Ahmedunknown10 Independentunknown121Total483612
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