2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election

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]

Results[]

Election Results^[6]
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
	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
Rejected Ballot				-	-
Majority				-	-
Turnout				-	-
Total Registered Voters			-	-
	AL Hold		Swing

References[]

^ "The Daily Star's coverage of the 2020 Dhaka City Polls". The Daily Star.
^ "Atiqul and Taposh elected Dhaka's new guardians". Dhaka Tribune. February 2, 2020.
^ "First major EVM-only polls: Big test for Election Commission". The Daily Star. January 29, 2020.
^ "Analysis: Debates continue over EVM use in Dhaka city election". Daily Sun.
^ "Voters keep off". The Daily Star. February 2, 2020.
^ "Dhaka South City election result". Prothom Alo. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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[1] "The Daily Star's coverage of the 2020 Dhaka City Polls". The Daily Star.

[2] "Atiqul and Taposh elected Dhaka's new guardians". Dhaka Tribune. February 2, 2020.

[3] "First major EVM-only polls: Big test for Election Commission". The Daily Star. January 29, 2020.

[4] "Analysis: Debates continue over EVM use in Dhaka city election". Daily Sun.

[5] "Voters keep off". The Daily Star. February 2, 2020.

[6] "Dhaka South City election result". Prothom Alo. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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