2021 Chattogram City Corporation election

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2021 Chattogram City Corporation election
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  2015 27 January 20212026 
Registered19,38,706
Turnout22.52%(Decrease2.svg25.38pp)
Mayoral election
27 January 2021
  Rezaul Karim Chowdhury.jpeg
Nominee Rezaul Karim Chowdhury Dr. Shahadat Hossain
Party AL BNP
Popular vote3,69,24852,489
Percentage84.79%12.05%

Mayor before election

A. J. M. Nasir Uddin
AL

Elected Mayor

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury
AL

Council election
27 January 2021
55 seats in the Chattogram City Corporation [lower-alpha 1]
28 February 2021 (Re-election in 1 seat)
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
AL Rezaul Karim Chowdhury 42−4
BNP Dr. Shahadat Hossain0−7
Jamaat-e-Islami 0−2
Independent 13+13
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2021 Chattogram City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Chattogram, Bangladesh, held on 27 January 2021 to elect the Mayor of Chittagong and the Chittagong City Council. [1] [2] [3]

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Mayoral election results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League 369,24884.79
Dr. Shahadat Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party 52,48912.05
Md. Jannatul Islam Islami Andolan Bangladesh 4,9801.14
Abul Manzoor National People's Party 4,6531.07
M A Matin Bangladesh Islami Front 2,1260.49
Muhammad Waheed Murad Islamic Front Bangladesh 1,1090.25
Khokon ChowdhuryIndependent8850.20
Total435,490100.00
Valid votes435,49099.76
Invalid/blank votes1,0530.24
Total votes436,543100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,938,70622.52
Source:

Council election results

Party-wise

2021 CCC council election results (party-wise)
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PartySeats
Ward CouncilorsReserved Women CouncilorsTotal Councilors
Bangladesh Awami League 33942
Independent 8513
Total411455

Notes

  1. Of the total 54 seats, one was won uncontested.

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References

  1. "Chattogram City Polls Jan 27". New Age. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "Rezaul Karim Elected Chittagong City Mayor". Dhaka Tribune. January 28, 2021.
  3. "Rezaul Karim Chowdhury wins CCC Mayoral polls". Dhaka Tribune. January 28, 2021.