The 2023 Sylhet City Corporation election is an election in Sylhet, Bangladesh, that was held on 21 June 2023 to elect the next mayor & councillors of Sylhet.[1] In this election, AL candidate achieved a landslide victory.
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| Registered | 4,86,605 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 46.51% ( 16.85pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 June 2023 56 seats in the Sylhet City Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editThe schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Bangladesh on 29 March 2023.[2]
| Event | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Date of Notification | 3 April 2023 | Monday |
| Deadline for submission of nomination paper | 23 May 2023 | |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 25 May 2023 | |
| Appeal against the nomination paper scrutiny | 26-28 May 2023 | |
| Appeal resolve | 29-31 May 2023 | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 1 June 2023 | |
| Symbols distribution | 2 June 2023 | |
| Date of poll & counting | 21 June 2023 |
Candidates
editMayoral election
editA total of 7 candidates were contested for the mayoral post.[3]
| Name | Election Symbol | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | Nouka (Boat) | Bangladesh Awami League | [4][5] | |
| Hafiz Maulana Mahmudul Hasan | Hatpakha (Hand fan) | Islami Andolon Bangladesh | ||
| Nazrul Islam Babul | Langol (Plough) | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
| Zahirul Alam | Golap ful (Rose) | Zaker Party | ||
| Abdul Hanif Kutu | Ghora (Horse) | Independent | ||
| Chalah Uddin Rimon | Cricket Bat | Independent | ||
| Shah Jahan Mia | Bus | Independent |
Council election
editIn Sylhet, 87 candidates were contested for 14 women-reserved seats and 273 were contested for 42 seats of ward councillors.[6]
Mayoral election results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury | Bangladesh Awami League | 119,991 | 53.18 | |
| Nazrul Islam Babul | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 50,862 | 22.54 | |
| Md. Shah Jahan Mia | Independent | 28,688 | 12.71 | |
| Hafiz Maulana Mahmudul Hasan | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 12,794 | 5.67 | |
| Abdul Hanif Kutu | Independent | 4,296 | 1.90 | |
| Zahirul Alam | Zaker Party | 3,405 | 1.51 | |
| Mushtaq Ahmed Rauf Mostafa | Independent | 2,959 | 1.31 | |
| Salah Uddin Rimon | Independent | 2,648 | 1.17 | |
| Total | 225,643 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 225,643 | 99.46 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,216 | 0.54 | ||
| Total votes | 226,859 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 487,753 | 46.51 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
Council election Results
editParty-wise
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| Party | Seats | |||
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| Ward Councilors | Reserved Women Councilors | Total Councilors | ||
| Bangladesh Awami League | 30 | 11 | 41 | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 56 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Polls to 5 city corporations: AL nominates mayoral candidates". The daily star. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "EC announces polls schedule for five city corporations". Dhaka Tribune. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Campaigns begin in Sylhet as candidates allotted symbols". The Business Standard. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Awami League's contender - JaPa or others?". Prothom Alo. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "SCC polls: Mayor, councillor candidates get symbols". Dhaka Tribune. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Symbol allotted among 7 mayoral, 360 councillor candidates". newagebd. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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