2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election

The 2020 mayoral election of Dhaka North City Corporation was held on 1 February 2020. A total of 6 candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam. However, the results were rejected by the main opposition candidate, Tabith Awal of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[1]

2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election

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Registered	30,12,509
Turnout	25.30 5.75 pp
Mayoral election
1 February 2020
Nominee Atiqul Islam Tabith Awal Party AL BNP Popular vote 4,47,211 2,64,161 Percentage 58.67% 34.66%
Mayor before election Atiqul Islam AL Elected Mayor Atiqul Islam AL
Council election
1 February 2020 72 seats in the Dhaka North City Corporation
Party Leader Seats +/– AL Atiqul Islam 62 +30 BNP Tabith Awal 2 0 JP(E) — 1 0 Independent — 7 −6 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

It was the first major election in Bangladesh conducted entirely using electronic voting machines (EVMs) alongside the 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election. Previously the country had made only limited use of EVMs. The ruling Awami League supported the adoption of EVMs. BNP and Communist Party of Bangladesh leaders said they feared the machines would be used for vote rigging. One concern expressed was that the machines do not have a voter-verified paper audit trail.^[2][3]

Candidates

The election was mainly contested between candidates of the two major political parties in Bangladesh:

List of mayoral candidates

Party		Flag	Symbol	Candidates
	Bangladesh Awami League			Atiqul Islam
	Bangladesh Nationalist Party			Tabith Awal

Other minor candidates from smaller parties and independent candidates also participated.

Mayoral election results

Election results^[4]

Candidate		Party	Votes	Percentage	+/-
	Atiqul Islam	Bangladesh Awami League	4,47,211	58.67	-30.83
	Tabith Awal	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	2,64,161	34.66	New
	Sheikh Fazle Bari Masoud	Islami Andolan Bangladesh	28,200	3.70	1.64
	Ahammed Sajedul	Communist Party of Bangladesh	15,122	1.98	New
	Shahin Khan	National People's Party	3,853	0.51	-0.44
	Anisur Rahman Dewan	Progressive Democratic Party	2,111	0.28	-0.64
Rejected ballots			1,530	0.20	-1.79
Majority			1,83,050	24.02	-59.42
Turnout			7,62,188	25.30	-5.75
Total registered voters			30,12,509		0.76
	AL hold		Swing	-32.745

Council election results

Party-wise

2020 DNCC council election results (party-wise)

Party		Leader	Councilor contested seats	Councilor elected in Seats	Ward Councilors	Reserved Women Councilors
	Bangladesh Awami League	Atiqul Islam	72	62 / 72	44	18
	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Tabith Awal	72	2 / 72	2	0
	Jatiya Party (Ershad)	Didn’t Participate	unknown	1 / 72	1	0
	Independent	unknown		7 / 72	7	0
Total				72	54	18