2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election

The 2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election was held on 28 February 2019 due to the death of Mayor Annisul Huq. The election was boycotted by the main opposition, the BNP. A total of 5 mayoral candidates took part in election. Atiqul Islam won the election by 786,473 votes. This election had a low turnout, with a decrease of 6.24% from the last election.

Results

Mayoral election results Results by party

+Election ResultsCandidatePartyVotesPercentage+Atiqul IslamAwami League839,30289.0536.44Shafin AhmedJatiya Party (Ershad)52,4295.605.26Abdur RahimIndependent14,0401.49NewSahin KhanPDP8,6500.92NewAnisur Rahman DewanNational Peoples Party8,9950.95NewRejected Ballot18,7231.99-1.85Majority786,47383.4467.08Turnout942,53931.05-6.25Total Registered Voters3,035,599 29.46 AL Hold+15.59

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