The 2023 Khulna City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Khulna, Bangladesh, held on 12 June 2023 to elect the Mayor of Khulna and the Khulna City Council. The election resulted in a victory for the Awami League candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque. In the 41-member City Council, the Awami League won 39 seats, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 1 seat and independents won 1 seat. A total of 535,528 people cast their votes 1,732 polling booths under 289 polling stations in Khulna City Corporation election.
Schedule
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Bangladesh on 29 March 2023.
EventDateDay Date of Notification 3 April 2023 Monday Deadline for submission of nomination paper 16 May 2023 Date for scrutiny of nominations 18 May 2023 Appeal against the nomination paper scrutiny 19–21 May 2023 Appeal resolve 22–24 May 2023 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 25 May 2023 Symbols distribution 26 May 2023 Date of poll & counting 12 June 2023
Candidates
Mayoral election A total of 5 candidates were contested for the mayoral post.
Name Election Symbol Party Ref. Talukder Abdul Khaleque Nouka (Boat) Bangladesh Awami League Abdul Awal Hatpakha (Hand fan) Islami Andolon Bangladesh Shafiqul Islam Madhu Langol (Plough) Jatiya Party (Ershad) SM Sabbir Hossain Golap ful (Rose) Zaker Party
Council election
Total of 134 and 39 were contested for 31 general and 10 reserved (women) seats in the city council, respectively.
Results
Results by party
Talukder Abdul Khaleque was elected as mayor of the Khulna City Corporation by defeating Islami Andolan candidate Abdul Awal.
Notes
See also 2023 elections in Bangladesh
References