2015 Dhaka South City Corporation election

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2015 Dhaka South City Corporation election
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30 April 2015 2020  
Registered1,870,778
Turnout48.40%
Mayoral election
30 April 2015
  Sayeed Khokon.jpg Mirza Abbas.jpg
Nominee Sayeed Khokon Mirza Abbas
Party AL BNP
Popular vote535,296294,291
Percentage59.12%32.50%

Mayor before election

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Elected Mayor

Sayeed Khokon
AL

Council election
30 April 2015
76 seats in the Dhaka South City Corporation
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
AL Sayeed Khokon 54+54
BNP Mirza Abbas 8+8
Independent 14+14
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

2015 Dhaka South City Corporation Election Were hold at 30 April 2015. The election saw a 48.40% turnout. A total of 20 candidate took part in the mayoral election. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mirza Abbas rejected the result and complained that the election was rigged. Sayeed Khokon won the election by a 241,005 vote majority. [1] Three polling centers were suspended. [2]

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Mayoral election results

DSCC Mayor Election 2015 [2]
CandidatePartyVotes %
Sayeed Khokon Awami League 535,29659.12
Mirza Abbas BNP 294,29132.50
Abdur Rahman ISAB 14,7841.63
Mohammed Saifuddin Jatiya Party 4,5190.50
Abu Naser MohammedIndependent2,1970.24
Rezaul Karim2,1730.24
Sahin Khan2,0740.23
Golam Maula Rony 1,8870.21
Sahidul Islam1,2390.14
Bazlur Rashid1,0290.11
Zahidur Rahman9880.11
Asaduzzaman Ripon9280.10
A S M Akram6820.08
Dilip Vodro6690.07
Abdul Khalek5500.06
Safi Ullah Chowdhury5120.06
Mashiur Rahman5080.06
Aktaruzzaman3620.04
Ayub Husen3540.04
Bahrane Sultan3120.03
Invalid40,1304.43
Majority241,00526.62
Turnout905,48448.40
Total Registered1,870,778
AL Gain (New Seat)

Council election results

Party-wise

2015 DSCC council election results (party-wise)
Dhaka South City Council 2015.svg
PartyLeaderCouncilor contested seatsCouncilor elected in SeatsWard CouncilorsReserved Women Councilors
Bangladesh Awami League Sayeed Khokon 76
54 / 76
3717
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Abbas 76
8 / 76
71
Independent unknown
14 / 76
131
Total765719

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References

  1. "Khokon Declared DSCC mayor". bdnews24.com. 2015-04-28. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. 1 2 "Dhaka South Mayor polls result" (PDF). 29 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 9 July 2020. স্থগিত ভোটকেন্দ্রের সংখ্যা ... ৩ [Suspended polling places, number of ... 3]