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2023 Rajshahi City Corporation election

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Registered	3,51,982
Turnout	56.20%
Mayoral election
21 June 2023
Nominee A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton Murshid Alam Party AL IAB Popular vote 1,60,290 13,483 Percentage 81.88% 6.89%
Mayor before election A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton AL Elected Mayor A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton AL
Council election
21 June 2023 40 seats in the Rajshahi City Corporation
Party Leader Seats +/– AL A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton 31 +5 BNP Didn’t Participate 6 +1 WPB — 1 0 Independent — 2 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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The 2023 Rajshahi City Corporation election was an election in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, that was held on 21 June 2023 to elect the next mayor & councillors of Rajshahi. In this election, Awami League candidate achieved a landslide victory.

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Bangladesh on 29 March 2023.

Candidates

Mayoral election

A total of 4 candidates were contested for the mayoral post.

Council election

In Rajshahi, 46 candidates were contested for 10 women-reserved seats and 112 were contested for 30 seats of ward councillors.

Mayoral election results

A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton was elected as mayor of the Rajshahi City Corporation by defeating Islami Andolan Bangladesh candidate Murshid Alam.

See also

• 2023 elections in Bangladesh
• 2023 Bangladeshi urban local elections

References

1. "Polls to 5 city corporations: AL nominates mayoral candidates". The daily star. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "EC announces polls schedule for five city corporations". Dhaka Tribune. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
3. "Awami League's contender - JaPa or others?". Prothom Alo. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
4. "Symbols among RCC poll candidates distributed". Dhaka Post. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
5. "AL sweeps Rajshahi, Sylhet amid record-low turnout". The Daily Star. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
6. "Khairuzzaman Liton reelected Rajshahi city mayor". Prothom Alo. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
7. "Liton re-elected mayor of Rajshahi, Anwaruzzaman wins in Sylhet". bdnews24.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

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