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Published on December 31, 2015
According to the results announced until 2am on Thursday, results of all 227 municipals were received. The Awami League candidates have won 180 posts. BNP candidates secured only 22 mayor posts with its ‘paddy sheaves’ symbol in 227 municipalities. The party nominated candidates for 222 municipalities. Candidates from Jamaat and Jatiya Party have won in one post each. Independent candidates in 21 posts have been elected as mayors
The people keenly followed as the Awami League’s ‘boat’ and BNP’s ‘paddy sheaves’ went head-to-head for the first time in seven years after the 2008 general elections.
The number of voters in the municipalities – 7.1 million – makes up only 7 percent of the total number of voters. But the elections to the municipalities in all the districts turned into a battle for prestige for the two major parties.
About 12,000 candidates fought for the posts of 234 mayors, 2,193 general councillors and 731 reserved councillors. The Awami League mayoral candidates had won uncontested earlier in seven municipalities. So, voting actually took place in 227 municipalities on Wednesday.
Two leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, which has lost its registration as a political party, have won in two municipalities. They are Md Hanif of Birganj Municipality in Dinajpur and Nazrul Islam of Chanpainawabganj Municipality.
A total of 20 registered political parties have fought the election.
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