2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election
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.
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| Turnout | 31.05%  6.24 pp | |||||||||||||||
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Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | + | |
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| Atiqul Islam | Awami League | 839,302 | 89.05 | 36.44 | |
| Shafin Ahmed | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 52,8291 | 5.60 | 5.26 | |
| Abdur Rahim | Independent | 14,040 | 1.49 | New | |
| Sahin Khan | PDP | 8,650 | 0.92 | New | |
| Anisur Rahman Dewan | National Peoples Party | 8,995 | 0.95 | New | |
| Rejected Ballot | 18,723 | 1.99 | -1.85 | ||
| Majority | 786,473 | 83.44 | 67.08 | ||
| Turnout | 942,539 | 31.05 | -6.25 | ||
| Total Registered Voters | 3,035,599 |  29.46 | |||
| AL Hold | Swing | +15.59 | |||
References
- "DNCC by election result". The Daily Star. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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