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2015 Dhaka South City Corporation election

30 April 2015 2020 →
Registered	1,870,778
Turnout	48.40%
Mayoral election
30 April 2015
Nominee Sayeed Khokon Mirza Abbas Party AL BNP Popular vote 535,296 294,291 Percentage 59.12% 32.50%
Mayor before election New Post Elected Mayor Sayeed Khokon AL
Council election
30 April 2015 76 seats in the Dhaka South City Corporation
Party Leader Seats +/– AL Sayeed Khokon 54 +54 BNP Mirza Abbas 8 +8 Independent — 14 +14 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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2015 Dhaka South City Corporation Election Were hold at 30 April 2015. The election saw a 48.40% turnout. A total of 20 candidate took part in the mayoral election. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mirza Abbas rejected the result and complained that the election was rigged. Sayeed Khokon won the election by a 241,005 vote majority. Three polling centers were suspended.

Mayoral election results

Council election results

Party-wise

2015 DSCC council election results (party-wise)

Party		Leader	Councilor contested seats	Councilor elected in Seats	Ward Councilors	Reserved Women Councilors
	Bangladesh Awami League	Sayeed Khokon	76	54 / 76	37	17
	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Mirza Abbas	76	8 / 76	7	1
	Independent	unknown		14 / 76	13	1
Total				76	57	19

References

1. "Khokon Declared DSCC mayor". bdnews24.com. 2015-04-28. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
2. ^ "Dhaka South Mayor polls result" (PDF). 29 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 9 July 2020. স্থগিত ভোটকেন্দ্রের সংখ্যা ... ৩

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