2023 Khulna City Corporation election
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The 2023 Khulna City Corporation election was an election in Khulna, Bangladesh, to held on 12 June 2023 to elect the next mayor & councillors of Khulna.[1] A total of 535,528 people cast their votes 1,732 polling booths under 289 polling stations in Khulna City Corporation election.[2]
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| Registered | 535,528 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 47.88% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 June 2023 41[a] seats in the Khulna City Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Bangladesh on 29 March 2023.[3]
| Event | Date | Day |
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| Date of Notification | 3 April 2023 | Monday |
| Deadline for submission of nomination paper | 16 May 2023 | |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 18 May 2023 | |
| Appeal against the nomination paper scrutiny | 19–21 May 2023 | |
| Appeal resolve | 22–24 May 2023 | |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 25 May 2023 | |
| Symbols distribution | 26 May 2023 | |
| Date of poll & counting | 12 June 2023 |
Candidates
Mayoral election
A total of 5 candidates were contested for the mayoral post.
| Name | Election Symbol | Ref. | ||
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| Talukder Abdul Khaleque | Nouka (Boat) | Bangladesh Awami League | [4][5] | |
| Abdul Awal | Hatpakha (Hand fan) | Islami Andolon Bangladesh | ||
| Shafiqul Islam Madhu | Langol (Plough) | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | ||
| SM Sabbir Hossain | Golap ful (Rose) | Zaker Party |
Council election
Total of 134 and 39 were contested for 31 general and 10 reserved (women) seats in the city council, respectively.
Results
Results by party
Vote by party
- Bangladesh Awami League (60.41%)
- Islami Andolan Bangladesh (23.44%)
- Jatiya Party (Ershad) (7.05%)
- Independent (6.72%)
- Zaker Party (2.38%)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Talukder Abdul Khaleque | Bangladesh Awami League | 154,825 | 60.41 | |
| Abdul Awal | Islami Andolan Bangladesh | 60,064 | 23.44 | |
| Shafiqul Islam Madhu | Jatiya Party (Ershad) | 18,074 | 7.05 | |
| SM Shafiqur Rahman | Independent | 17,218 | 6.72 | |
| SM Sabbir Hossain | Zaker Party | 6,096 | 2.38 | |
| Total | 256,277 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 256,277 | 99.94 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 156 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 256,433 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 535,528 | 47.88 | ||
Talukder Abdul Khaleque was elected as mayor of the Khulna City Corporation by defeating Islami Andolan candidate Abdul Awal.[6]
Notes
See also
References
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