2005 Chattogram City Corporation election explained

Election Name:2005 Chattogram City Corporation election
Country:Bangladesh
Election Date:12 May 2005
Previous Election:2000 Chattogram City Corporation election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2010 Chattogram City Corporation election
Next Year:2010
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Election Name:Mayoral election
Type:presidential
Election Date:12 May 2005
Nominee1:A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury
Party1:Awami League
Popular Vote1:3,50,891
Percentage1:55.25%
Nominee2:Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin
Party2:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Popular Vote2:2,59,410
Percentage2:40.85%
Mayor
Posttitle:Elected Mayor
Before Election:A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury
Before Party:Bangladesh Awami League
After Election:A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury
After Party:Bangladesh Awami League
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Election Name:Council election
Election Date:12 May 2005
41 seats in the Chattogram City Corporation
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:Bangladesh Awami League
Leader1:A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury
Seats1:23
Last Election1:31
Party2:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Leader2:Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin
Seats2:16
Last Election2:0
Party3:Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Leader3:
Seats3:2
Last Election3:0

The 2005 election for mayor of Chattogram City Corporation was held on 12 May 2005.The result was a victory again for the Bangladesh Awami League candidate A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury. He beat Mir Mohammed Nasiruddin, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's candidate and previous Mayor who was appointed to his post.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It's Mohiuddin Again . The Daily Star. 2005-05-13. 2017-12-15.