2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election explained

Election Name:2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election
Country:Bangladesh
Election Date:1 February 2020
Previous Election:2015 Dhaka South City Corporation election
Previous Year:2015
Next Year:2025
Registered:24,53,194
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Election Name:Mayoral election
Type:presidential
Election Date:1 February 2020
Image1:Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh (02).jpg
Nominee1:Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
Party1:Awami League
Popular Vote1:4,24,595
Percentage1:60.76%
Nominee2:Ishraque Hossain
Party2:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Popular Vote2:2,36,512
Percentage2:33.84%
Mayor
Before Election:Sayeed Khokon
Before Party:Awami League
After Election:Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
After Party:Awami League
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Election Name:Council election
Election Date:1 February 2020
100 seats in the Dhaka South City Corporation
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Bangladesh Awami League
Leader1:Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
Seats1:81
Last Election1:54
Party2:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Leader2:Ishraque Hossain
Seats2:9
Last Election2:8
Party3:Bangladesh Jatiya Party
Leader3:
Seats3:1
Last Election3:0
Party4:Independent
Leader4:
Seats4:9
Last Election4:14
Turnout:29.00% (19.4pp)

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]

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]

Mayoral election results

Candidate!!Party!!Votes!!Percentage!!+/-
Sheikh Fazle Noor TaposhBangladesh Awami League424,59560.76New
Ishraque HossainBangladesh Nationalist Party236,51233.84New
style="background-color:"Abdur RahmanIslami Andolan Bangladesh26,5253.79New
Saifuddin Ahmen MilonJatiya Party (Ershad)5,5930.80New
Bahrane Sultan BaharNational People's Party3,1550.45New
Akhtaruzzaman Alias AyatullahBangladesh Congress2,4210.34New
align=right colspan=3Rejected Ballot12,6781.78-
align=right colspan=3Majority188,08326.91 +1.64
align=right colspan=3Turnout711,48829.00 -19.4
align=right colspan=3Total Registered Voters2,453,194-
align=left colspan=2AL Hold

Council election results

Party-wise

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Party LeaderCouncilor contested seatsCouncilor elected in SeatsWard CouncilorsReserved Women Councilors
Bangladesh Awami LeagueSheikh Fazle Noor Taposh1006120
Bangladesh Nationalist PartyIshraque Hossain10063
Bangladesh Jatiya PartyDidn’t Participateunknown10
Independentunknown72
Total1007525

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Daily Star's coverage of the 2020 Dhaka City Polls. The Daily Star.
  2. Web site: Atiqul and Taposh elected Dhaka's new guardians. February 2, 2020. Dhaka Tribune.
  3. Web site: First major EVM-only polls: Big test for Election Commission. January 29, 2020. The Daily Star.
  4. Web site: Analysis: Debates continue over EVM use in Dhaka city election. Daily Sun.
  5. Web site: Voters keep off. February 2, 2020. The Daily Star.