The 2020 mayoral election of Dhaka South City Corporation was held on 1 February 2020. A total of 6 major candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.[1] Ishraque Hossain of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party received the second highest number of votes.[2]
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| Registered | 24,53,194 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 29.00% ( 19.4pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 February 2020 100 seats in the Dhaka South City Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||
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It was one of the first major election in Bangladesh conducted entirely using electronic voting machines (EVMs) alongside the 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election. Previously the country had made only limited use of EVMs. The ruling party, the Awami League supported the adoption of EVMs. Leaders of other parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party 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.[3][4][5]
Candidates
editThe 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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Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 
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Ishraque Hossain | |
Other minor candidates from smaller parties and independent candidates also participated.
Mayoral election results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | +/- | |
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| Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | Bangladesh Awami League | 424,595 | 60.76 | New | |
| Ishraque Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 236,512 | 33.84 | New | |
| Abdur Rahman | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 26,525 | 3.79 | New | |
| Saifuddin Ahmen Milon | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 5,593 | 0.80 | New | |
| Bahrane Sultan Bahar | National People's Party | 3,155 | 0.45 | New | |
| Akhtaruzzaman Alias Ayatullah | Bangladesh Congress | 2,421 | 0.34 | New | |
| Rejected Ballot | 12,678 | 1.78 | - | ||
| Majority | 188,083 | 26.91 | +1.64 | ||
| Turnout | 711,488 | 29.00 | -19.4 | ||
| Total Registered Voters | 2,453,194 | - | |||
| AL Hold | Swing | ||||
Council election results
editParty-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 | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 100 | 81 / 100
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61 | 20 | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Ishraque Hossain | 100 | 9 / 100
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6 | 3 | |
| Bangladesh Jatiya Party | Didn’t Participate | unknown | 1 / 100
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1 | 0 | |
| Independent | unknown | 9 / 100
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7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 100 | 75 | 25 | |||
References
edit- ^ "The Daily Star's coverage of the 2020 Dhaka City Polls". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Atiqul and Taposh elected Dhaka's new guardians". Dhaka Tribune. February 2, 2020.
- ^ "First major EVM-only polls: Big test for Election Commission". The Daily Star. January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Analysis: Debates continue over EVM use in Dhaka city election". Daily Sun.
- ^ "Voters keep off". The Daily Star. February 2, 2020.
- ^ "Dhaka South City election result". Prothom Alo. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.