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[edit]
The 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
Boycotting election[edit]
BNP 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[edit]
Many 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[edit]
Many candidates supporters had clash with each other in the name of vote rigging.[28] Several people was injured and some was consider 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[edit]
The 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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