2023 Gazipur City Corporation election explained

Election Name:	2023 Gazipur City Corporation election
Country:	Bangladesh
Election Date:	25 May 2023
Previous Election:	2018 Gazipur City Corporation election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Year:	2028
Registered:	11,79,486
Turnout:	48.75%(8.3pp)
Ongoing:	no
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Mayoral election Type: presidential Election Date: 25 May 2023 Ongoing: no Nominee1: Jayeda Khatun Party1: Independent politician Popular Vote1: 2,38,934 Percentage1: 41.68% Nominee2: Azmat Ullah Khan Party2: Awami League Popular Vote2: 2,22,736 Percentage2: 38.85% Mayor Before Election: Asadur Rahman Kiron Before Party: Awami League After Election: Jayeda Khatun After Party: Independent politician Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Council election Election Date: 25 May 2023 76 seats in the Gazipur City Corporation Nopercentage: yes Party1: Awami League Leader1: Azmat Ullah Khan Seats1: 61 Last Election1: 48 Party2: Bangladesh Nationalist Party Leader2: Didn't contest Seats2: 15 Last Election2: 19 Party3: Jatiya Party (Ershad) Leader3: Niaz Uddin Seats3: 0 Last Election3: 2 Party4: Workers Party of Bangladesh Leader4: — Seats4: 0 Last Election4: 1 Party5: Independent politician Leader5: — Seats5: 0 Last Election5: 6

The 2023 Gazipur City Corporation election is a Bangladeshi local governmental election being held on 25 May 2023. The City Corporation elections are held every five years, and this was the third of its kind in Gazipur. A total of 8 candidates contested for the mayoral post, and 246 and 79 contesting for 57 general and 19 reserved (women) seats in the city council, respectively.^[1]

Candidates

Mayoral election

Candidate	Election symbol	class=unsortable		Party	Ref.
Azmat Ullah Khan	Nouka (Boat)		Awami League	^[2] ^[3]
Gazi Ataur Rahman	Hatpakha (Hand fan)	bgcolor=			Islami Andolon Bangladesh
MM Niaz Uddin	Langol (Plough)		Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Atiqul Islam	Machh (Fish)		Gano Front
Raju Ahmed	Golap ful (Rose)		Zaker Party
Jayeda Khatun	Tebil ghori (Table clock)		Independent
Sarkar Shah Nur Islam	Hati (Elephant)		Independent
Harun-or-Rashid	Ghora (Horse)		Independent

Schedule

Above:	Election schedule^[4]
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Label1:	3 April
Label2:	27 April
Label3:	30 April
Label4:	2–4 May
Label5:	5–7 May
Label6:	8 May
Label7:	9 May
Label8:	9–23 May
Label9:	25 May
Data1:	Date of notification
Data2:	Deadline for filling nomination
Data3:	Scrutiny
Data4:	Period of appeal against scrutiny
Data5:	Appeal resolve
Data6:	Withdrawal deadline
Data7:	Symbol distribution
Data8:	Period of official campaign
Data9:	Election & counting

Mayoral election results

Jayeda Khatun was elected as mayor of the Gazipur City Corporation by defeating Awami League candidate Azmat Ullah Khan.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Council election results

Party-wise

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Party		Seats
		Ward Councilors	Reserved Women Councilors	Total Councilors
	Bangladesh Awami League	44	17	61
	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	13	2	15
Total		57	19	76

See also

• 2023 elections in Bangladesh

References

1. News: Polls to 5 city corporations: AL nominates mayoral candidates . . 15 April 2023 . 26 April 2023.
2. News: 12 mayoral candidates submit nomination papers . 12 October 2019 . Prothom Alo . 28 April 2023 . en.
3. News: GCC polls: EC starts allocating electoral symbols to candidates . 10 May 2023 . Dhaka Tribune . 9 May 2023 . en.
4. News: EC announces polls schedule for five city corporations . 12 October 2019 . Dhaka Tribune . 3 April 2023 . en.
5. News: 2023-05-12 . Gazipur City polls: Zayda Khatun sent show cause notice over violation of code of conduct . 2023-05-25 . The Business Standard . en.
6. News: 2023-05-26 . Zayeda Khatun pulls off surprise win in Gazipur mayoral race . 2023-05-25 . Dhaka Tribune . en.
7. News: Zayeda elected Gazipur city mayor . 2023-05-25 . New Age . en.