2023 Rajshahi City Corporation election
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| Turnout | 56.20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 June 2023 40 seats in the Rajshahi City Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Rajshahi City Corporation election was an election in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, that was held on 21 June 2023 to elect the next mayor & councillors of Rajshahi.[1] In this election, Awami League candidate achieved a landslide victory.
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Bangladesh on 29 March 2023.[2]
| Event | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Date of Notification | 3 April 2023 | Monday |
| Deadline for submission of nomination paper | 23 May 2023 | |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 25 May 2023 | |
| Appeal against the nomination paper scrutiny | 26–28 May 2023 | |
| Appeal resolve | 29–31 May 2023 | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 1 June 2023 | |
| Symbols distribution | 2 June 2023 | |
| Date of poll & counting | 21 June 2023 | Wednesday |
Candidates
[edit]Mayoral election
[edit]A total of 4 candidates were contested for the mayoral post.
| Name | Election Symbol | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | Nouka (Boat) | Bangladesh Awami League | [3][4] | |
| Murshid Alam | Hatpakha (Hand fan) | Islami Andolon Bangladesh | ||
| Saiful Islam | Langol (Plough) | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
| AKM Anowar Hossain | Golap ful (Rose) | Zaker Party |
Council election
[edit]In Rajshahi, 46 candidates were contested for 10 women-reserved seats and 112 were contested for 30 seats of ward councillors.
Mayoral election results
[edit]A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton was elected as mayor of the Rajshahi City Corporation by defeating Islami Andolan Bangladesh candidate Murshid Alam.[5][6][7]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton | Bangladesh Awami League | 160,290 | 81.88 | |
| Murshid Alam | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 13,483 | 6.89 | |
| Latif Anwar | Zaker Party | 11,713 | 5.98 | |
| Saiful Islam Swapan | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 10,272 | 5.25 | |
| Total | 195,758 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 195,758 | 98.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,055 | 1.04 | ||
| Total votes | 197,813 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 351,982 | 56.20 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Polls to 5 city corporations: AL nominates mayoral candidates". The daily star. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "EC announces polls schedule for five city corporations". Dhaka Tribune. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Awami League's contender - JaPa or others?". Prothom Alo. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Symbols among RCC poll candidates distributed". Dhaka Post. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "AL sweeps Rajshahi, Sylhet amid record-low turnout". The Daily Star. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Khairuzzaman Liton reelected Rajshahi city mayor". Prothom Alo. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Liton re-elected mayor of Rajshahi, Anwaruzzaman wins in Sylhet". bdnews24.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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