2023_Rajshahi_City_Corporation_election
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.
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| Registered | 3,51,982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 56.20% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 June 2023 40 seats in the Rajshahi City Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Bangladesh on 29 March 2023.[2]
| Event | Date | Day |
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| 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 |
Mayoral election
A total of 4 candidates were contested for the mayoral post.
| Name | Election Symbol | Party | Ref. | |
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| 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
In Rajshahi, 46 candidates were contested for 10 women-reserved seats and 112 were contested for 30 seats of ward councillors.
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 | % | |
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| 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 | ||
- "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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