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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.
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 |
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