2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election explained

The 2020 mayoral election of Dhaka South City Corporation was held on 1 February 2020. A total of 6 major candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.^[1] Ishraque Hossain of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party received the second highest number of votes.^[2]

It was one of the first major election in Bangladesh conducted entirely using electronic voting machines (EVMs) alongside the 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election. Previously the country had made only limited use of EVMs. The ruling party, the Awami League supported the adoption of EVMs. Leaders of other parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party 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.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Candidates

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

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

Mayoral election results

Candidate!!Party!!Votes!!Percentage!!+/-

	Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh	Bangladesh Awami League	424,595	60.76	New
	Ishraque Hossain	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	236,512	33.84	New
style="background-color:"		Abdur Rahman	Islami Andolan Bangladesh	26,525	3.79	New
	Saifuddin Ahmen Milon	Jatiya Party (Ershad)	5,593	0.80	New
	Bahrane Sultan Bahar	National People's Party	3,155	0.45	New
	Akhtaruzzaman Alias Ayatullah	Bangladesh Congress	2,421	0.34	New
align=right colspan=3	Rejected Ballot	12,678	1.78	-
align=right colspan=3	Majority	188,083	26.91	+1.64
align=right colspan=3	Turnout	711,488	29.00	-19.4
align=right colspan=3	Total Registered Voters	2,453,194	-
	align=left colspan=2	AL Hold

Council election results

Party-wise

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Party		Leader	Councilor contested seats	Councilor elected in Seats	Ward Councilors	Reserved Women Councilors
	Bangladesh Awami League	Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh	100		61	20
	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Ishraque Hossain	100		6	3
	Bangladesh Jatiya Party	Didn’t Participate	unknown		1	0
	Independent	unknown			7	2
Total				100	75	25

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Daily Star's coverage of the 2020 Dhaka City Polls. The Daily Star.
2. Web site: Atiqul and Taposh elected Dhaka's new guardians. February 2, 2020. Dhaka Tribune.
3. Web site: First major EVM-only polls: Big test for Election Commission. January 29, 2020. The Daily Star.
4. Web site: Analysis: Debates continue over EVM use in Dhaka city election. Daily Sun.
5. Web site: Voters keep off. February 2, 2020. The Daily Star.