2019 Dhaka North City Corporation by-election

2019 Dhaka North mayoral by-election

28 February 2019
Turnout	31.05% 6.24 pp
First party Second party   Candidate Atiqul Islam Shafin Ahmed Party Awami League JP(E) Popular vote 839,202 52,829 Percentage 89.04% 5.60% Swing 36.44% 5.26%
Mayor before election Annisul Huq AL Elected Mayor Atiqul Islam AL

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.

Results

Mayoral election results

Results by party

Vote share by party

  Bangladesh Awami League (89.05%)

  Jatiya Party (Ershad) (5.60%)

  Others (5.35%)

Election Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	Percentage	+
	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