Mayor of North Dhaka

Summary

The Mayor of North Dhaka is the chief executive of the Dhaka North City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Dhaka city.[1][2]

Mayor of North Dhaka
Incumbent
Atiqul Islam
since 7 March 2019
Dhaka North City Corporation
StyleThe Honourable
TypeHead of the City
StatusChief Executive
Member ofDhaka North City Corporation
Reports to Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
ResidenceMayor Residence, Dhaka
SeatNagar Bhaban, 1212, Gulshan Center Point, Dhaka
NominatorDirectly elected by popular vote
AppointerPrime Minister of Bangladesh
Term lengthFive years, renewable
PrecursorMayor of Dhaka
Inaugural holderAnnisul Huq
Formation1 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-01)
DeputyPanel Mayor
Salary৳ 10,20,000 annually
(US$ 11,989)
Websitewww.dncc.gov.bd

The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 54 wards of Dhaka North City..

List of officeholders edit

Political parties
Status
  Acting Mayor
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political
party
Reference
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Annisul Huq
(1952–2017)
2015 7 May 2015 30 November 2017 2 years, 207 days Bangladesh Awami League [3]
Osman Goni
(1949–2018)
1 December 2017 22 September 2018 295 days Bangladesh Awami League [4]
Md. Jamal Mostafa 22 September 2018 6 March 2019 165 days Bangladesh Awami League [5]
2   Atiqul Islam 2019
2020
7 March 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 50 days Bangladesh Awami League [6][7] [8]

Elections edit

Election Result 2020 edit

Election Results[9]
Candidate Party Votes Percentage +/-
Atiqul Islam Awami League 447,211 58.67 -30.83
Tabith Awal BNP 264,161 34.66 New
Sheikh Fazle Bari Masoud Islami Andolan Bangladesh 28,200 3.70 1.64
Ahammed Sajedul CPB 15,122 1.98 New
Shahin Khan National Peoples Party 3,853 0.51 -0.44
Anisur Rahman Dewan PDP 2,111 0.28 -0.64
Rejected Ballot 1,530 0.20 -1.79
Majority 183,050 24.02 -59.42
Turnout 762,188 25.30 -5.75
Total Registered Voters 3,012,509   0.76
AL Hold Swing -32.745

By-Election Result 2019 edit

Election Results[10]
Candidate Party Votes Percentage +
Atiqul Islam Awami League 839,302 89.05 36.44
Shafin Ahmed Jatiya Party (Ershad) 52,8291 5.60 5.26
Abdur Rahim Independent 14,040 1.49 New
Sahin Khan PDP 8,650 0.92 New
Anisur Rahman Dewan National Peoples Party 8,995 0.95 New
Rejected Ballot 18,723 1.99 -1.85
Majority 786,473 83.44 67.08
Turnout 942,539 31.05 -6.25
Total Registered Voters 3,035,599   29.46
AL Hold Swing +15.59

Election Result 2015 edit

Candidate Party Votes %
Annisul Huq Awami League 460,117 52.61
Tabith Awal Bangladesh Nationalist Party 325,080 37.17
Fazle Bari Masoud Islami Andolan Bangladesh 18,050 2.06
Mahi B. Chowdhury Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh 13,407 1.53
Junaid Saki Gonosanghati

Andolon

7,370 0.84
Bahauddin Jatiya Party (Ershad) 2,950 0.34
Abdullah Al Kafi CPB 2,475 0.28
Nader Chowdhury Jasod 1,412 0.16
8 other candidate 10,139 1.16
Rejected Ballot 33,581 3.84
Majority 135,037 15.44
Turnout 874,581 37.30
Registered voters 2,344,900
AL Gain (New Seat)
Source: BDN News 24[11]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Atiqul wins DNCC by-polls". The Daily Star. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "শপথ নিলেন তিন মেয়র". bhorer kagoj. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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  5. ^ "নগরবাসীর মনের মতো নগর চান জামাল মোস্তফা". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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  7. ^ "পদত্যাগ করলেন আতিকুল ইসলাম" (in Bengali). banglatribune. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^ "দ্বিতীয় মেয়াদে দায়িত্ব নিলেন মেয়র আতিক". ekushey tv. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Dhaka North City election result". Prothom Alo e-paper. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. ^ "DNCC by election result". The Daily Star. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ^ "DNCC Mayor Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2015.