2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election explained

Election Name:2019 Dhaka North mayoral by-election
Country:Bangladesh
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election
Election Date:28 February 2019
Turnout:31.05% 6.24 pp
Mayor
Image1:File:Atiqul Islam, mayor (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Atiqul Islam
Party1:Awami League
Popular Vote1:839,202
Percentage1:89.04%
Candidate2:Shafin Ahmed
Party2:Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Popular Vote2:52,829
Percentage2:5.60%
Before Election:Annisul Huq
Before Party:Bangladesh Awami League
After Election:Atiqul Islam
After Party:Bangladesh Awami League
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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

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Candidate!!Party!!Votes!!Percentage!!+
Atiqul IslamAwami League839,30289.0536.44
Shafin AhmedJatiya Party (Ershad)52,82915.605.26
Abdur RahimIndependent14,0401.49New
Sahin KhanPDP8,6500.92New
Anisur Rahman DewanNational Peoples Party8,9950.95New
align=right colspan=3Rejected Ballot18,7231.99-1.85
align=right colspan=3Majority786,47383.4467.08
align=right colspan=3Turnout942,53931.05-6.25
align=right colspan=3Total Registered Voters3,035,599 29.46
align=left colspan=2AL Hold+15.59