2024–2029 Bangladeshi local elections
Local elections in Bangladesh from 2024 to 2029 includes elections to the City Corporation, District chairmen election, Sub-district chairmen election and Union Council elections in several municipalities and local bodies.
City Corporation elections
edit| Date | City Corporation | Mayor before election | Party before election | Elected Mayor | Party after election | Council after election | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2024 | Mymensingh | Ekramul Haque Titu | Bangladesh Awami League | Ekramul Haque Titu | Bangladesh Awami League | AL 39 / 44
4 / 44 JSD
1 / 44
|
[1] | ||
| 9 March 2024 | Comilla | Arfanul Haque Rifat | Tahseen Bahar Shuchona | AL 21 / 36
5 / 36 Jamaat
2 / 36
8 / 36
|
[2] | ||||
Subdistrict Council elections
editThe Subdisrict council elections will be held in 5 phrases. 4 of them will be happened in 2024. 5th phrase of the local government election will be held in January of 2025.[3]
Overall Result
edit| Party | Party Leader | Chairmen contested seats | Chairmen elected in Seats | +/- | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awami League | Sheikh Hasina | 492 | 407 / 495
|
 87
|
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | GM Quader | 36 | 7 / 495
|
4
| ||
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(expelled members) |
Khaleda Zia | 73
(expelled members) |
20 / 495
|
20
| ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | Hasanul Haq Inu | 3 | 1 / 495
|
1
| ||
| Jatiya Party (Manju) | Anwar Hossain Manju | 1 | 1 / 495
|
 0
| ||
| Krishak Sramik Janata League | Abdul Kader Siddique | 1 | 1 / 495
|
1
| ||
| Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
(regional) |
Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma | 35 | 4 / 495
|
4
| ||
| United People's Democratic Front
(regional) |
Prasit Bikash Khisha | 26 | 5 / 495
|
5
| ||
| Independents | No Information | 21 / 495
|
 125
| |||
1st Phrase
editThe first phrase of Sub-district election was held in May 8 of 2024. Chairmen competition was between of 139 seats.[12] A low voter turnout of 36% was seen in election.[13]
| Party | Party Leader | Chairmen elected in Seats | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awami League | Sheikh Hasina | 119 / 139
|
[14] | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | GM Quader | 2 / 139
| ||
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(expelled members) |
Khaleda Zia | 8 / 139
| ||
| Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
(regional) |
Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma | 2 / 139
| ||
| Independents | 8 / 139
| |||
2nd Phrase
editThe second phrase of Sub-district election was held in May 8 of 2024. Chairmen competition was between of 156 seats.[12]A low voter turnout of 37.67% was seen in election.[15]
| Party | Party Leader | Chairmen elected in Seats | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awami League | Sheikh Hasina | 139 / 156
|
[16] | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | GM Quader | 1 / 156
| ||
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(expelled members) |
Khaleda Zia | 7 / 156
| ||
| Jatiya Party (Manju) | Anwar Hossain Manju | 1 / 156
| ||
| Krishak Sramik Janata League | Abdul Kader Siddique | 1 / 156
| ||
| Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
(regional) |
Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma | 1 / 156
| ||
| United People's Democratic Front
(regional) |
Prasit Bikash Khisha | 1 / 156
| ||
| Independents | 5 / 156
| |||
3rd Phrase
editThe Third phrase of Sub-district election was held in May 8 of 2024. Chairmen competition was between of 112 seats[12]A low voter turnout of 35% was seen in election.[17]
| Party | Party Leader | Chairmen elected in Seats | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awami League | Sheikh Hasina | 98 / 112
|
[18][19][20] | |
| Jatiya Party (Ershad) | GM Quader | 4 / 112
| ||
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(expelled members) |
Khaleda Zia | 2 / 112
| ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | Hasanul Haq Inu | 1 / 112
| ||
| Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
(regional) |
Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma | 1 / 112
| ||
| United People's Democratic Front
(regional) |
Prasit Bikash Khisha | 4 / 112
| ||
| Independents | 2 / 112
| |||
4th Phrase
editThe forth phrase of Sub-district election was held in May 8 of 2024. Chairmen competition was between of 60 seats[12]A low voter turnout of 34.33% was seen in election.[21]
| Party | Party Leader | Chairmen elected in Seats | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awami League | Sheikh Hasina | 51 / 60
|
[22] | |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party
(expelled members) |
Khaleda Zia | 3 / 60
| ||
| Independents | 6 / 60
| |||
Controversies
editBoycotting election
editBNP and its like minded parties boycotted the Sub-district saying that they will not go in election under a autocracy government.[23] However, despite the boycott some party members from BNP contested in election. In result BNP expelled 73 members who were participating in the election.[11] Other party like Jatiya Party (Ershad) and Awami League allied parties also showed no interest in participating in the election. Leading the Sub-district election be a more of a competition between Awami League candidates.[24]
Nepotism by Awami League ministers
editMany top Awami League ministers and party lawmakers was accused of nepotism for announcing the names of their close relatives as chairman candidates for the upazila polls.[25] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader concerned over nepotism among AL candidates.[26] Many AL ministers was accused of threating there opposition candidates or the people of Sub-district.[27]
Violence
editMany candidates supporters had clash with each other in the name of vote rigging.[28] Several people were injured and some were considered dead during the brutal violence.[29][30] Most of those violence was accused of done by Awami League candidates in the fear of losing.[31]
Low voters turnout
editThe Sub-district election saw the lowest vote turnout in last 16 years.[32] Around all phrases was having a turnout of 30-40%. 2nd phrase of Sub-district had the most vote turnout of only 37.67%.[15] According to CEC the vote turnout is low due to opposition parties not participating in the election. Making the election to be one side for Awami League.[33]
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