Ruling Awami League has shown its political might as apart from two Mayoral posts, Awami League backed and its rebel candidates have won 151 out of 172 general and women ward councillor posts in the elections to two city corporations in capital Dhaka.
Besides, BNP candidates won only 13 councilor posts while Jatiya Party and independent candidates won the eight posts. The elections to the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) were held on February 1. In the election, Fazle Nur Taposh was elected the DSCC Mayor while Atiqul Islam was elected the DNCC Mayor for the second time consecutively with the Awami League tickets.
There are 75 general Ward Councillor posts in the DSCC and 25 posts for the women as reserved seats while 54 general Councillor posts in the DNCC and 18 posts for the women as the reserved seats. Although Ward Councillors were elected without party nominations, excepting a few candidates, almost all of them were backed by different parties like Awami League, BNP, Jatiya Party and CPB.
As per the information received from the Election Commission (EC) and other sources, among 75 general Ward Councillor posts in the DSCC, ruling Awami League won 69 posts. Of them 13 were rebel candidates in the Awami League. Besides, five candidates won from BNP and a single from the independent candidates.
Among 25 Women Councillor posts, 17 won from Awami League, four from BNP and four others from independent candidates. Accordingly, among 54 general Ward Councillor posts in the DNCC, 51 won from Awami League. Of them eight winners were the rebels in the Awami League. Besides, two candidates won from BNP and a single from independent. Besides, of the 18 women Ward Councillor posts, 14 candidates won from Awami League, two from BNP and the rest two from independent candidates.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)
Those who were elected as the general Ward Councillors in the DSCC were Mahbubul Alam (Ward-1), Anisur Rahman (Ward-2), Md Maksud Hossain (Ward-3), Md Jahangir Alam ((Ward-4), Chitta Ranjan Das (Ward-5), Sirajul Islam (Ward-6), Sultan Miah Ward-8), Md Mojammel Huq (Ward-9), Maruf Ahmed Mansur (Ward-10), Md Enamul Huq (Ward-13), Iliasur Rahman (Ward-14), Rafiqul Islam Babla (Ward-15), Nazrul Islam (Ward-16), Mahbubur Rahman (Ward-17), Ferdows Alam (Ward-18), Abul Bashar (Ward-19), Farid Uddin Ahmad (Ward-20), Mohammad Asaduzzaman (Ward-21), Zinnat Ali (Ward-22), Maqbul Hossain (Ward-23) Mokaddes Zahid (Ward-24), Md. Anwar Iqbal (Ward-25), Hasibur Rahman (Ward-26), Omar Bin Azia (Ward-27), Jahangir Babul (Ward-29), Abdul Mannan (Ward-32), Alal Hossain (Ward-33), Md Mamun (Ward-34), Mohammad Abu Sayeed (Ward-35), Ranjan Bishwas (Ward-36), Abdur Rahman Miazi (Ward-37), Ahmed Imtiaz Mannafi (Ward-38), Rokan Uddin Ahmed (Ward-39), Abul Kalam Azad (Ward-40), Sarwar Alam (Ward-41), Md Selim (Ward-42), Md. Arif Hossain (Ward-43), Md Nizam Uddin (Ward-44), Md Shahid Ullah (Ward-46), Md Abul Kalam (Ward-48), Masum Mollah (Ward-50), Kazi Habibur Rahman (Ward-51), Mohammad Masud (Ward-54), Md. Nur-e-Alam (Ward-55), Md Saidul Islam (Ward-57), Md. Shafiqur Rahman (Ward-58), Akash Kumer Bhowmik (Ward-59), Mostaq Ahmed (Ward-62), Shafiqul Islam (Ward-63), Masudur Rahman (Ward-64), Samsuddin Bhuiya (Ward-65), Mahmudul Hasan (Ward-68), Atiqur Rahman (Ward-70), Md Khairuzzaman (Ward-71), Shafiqul Islam Shamim (Ward-72) and Md Shafiqul Islam (Ward-73.
Among the rebels in Awami League candidates, who won as the general Ward Councillors, were Mamunur Rashid Shubhro (Ward-12), Kamal Uddin Kabul (Ward-28), Irfan Selim (Ward-30), Shamsuz Zoha (Ward-45), Shahana Akhter (Ward-47), Ruhul Amin (Ward-52), Mohammad Hossain (Ward-56), Anwar Hossain Majumder (Ward-60), Md Ibrahim (Ward-67), Salauddin Ahmed (Ward-69) and AzizulHuq (Ward-74).
Besides, Samsul Huda (Ward-7), Mirza Aslam Asif (Ward-11), Jubayer Adel (Ward-31), Badal Sarder (Ward-49), Meer Hossain (Ward-53), Md Anwar Hossain BNP (Ward-60), Md Jummon Miah (Ward-61) and Md Akhbar Hossain (Ward-75) were elected from BNP and other parties.
DSCC Women Councillors
Those who were elected as the Women Ward Councillor from Awami League are Farzana Yiasmin (Ward-1), Maksuda Samser (Ward-2), Minu Rahman (Ward-3), Farhana Islam Dolly (Ward-4), Roksana Islam (Ward-5), Nargis Mahtab (Ward-6), Sajeda Begum (Ward-7), Nilufa Rahman (Ward-8) Sabina Parvin (Ward-9), Shahinur Begum (Ward-13), Lovely Chowdhury (Ward-14), Nazma Begum (Ward-15), Nasima Ahmed (Ward-16), Sathi Akhter (Ward-17), Shefali Akhter (Ward-19), Farhana Yiasmin Kuasa (Ward-24) and Sahida Begum (Ward-25).
Besides, Women Ward Councillors elected from BNP are Shamsunnahar Bhuiyan (Ward-10), Nasrin Rashid Putul (Ward-11), Suraiya Begum (Ward-12) and Khaleda Alam (Ward-18) while independently elected Women Ward Councillors are Nasrin Ahmed (Ward-20), Selina Khan (Ward-21), Mahfuza Akhter (Ward-22) and Nilufa Yiachhmin Lucky (Ward-22)
DNCC Ward Councillors
Those who were elected as general Ward Councillors in DNCC as the Awami League and its rebel candidates are Afsar Uddin (Ward-1), Kazi Zahirul Islam (Ward-3), Jamal Mostofa (Ward-4), Abdur Rouf (Ward-5), Taijul Islam (Ward-6), Tofazzal Hossain (Ward-7), Abul Kashem (Ward-8), Mujib Sarwar Masum (Ward-9), Abu Taher (Ward-10), Dewan Abdul Mannan (Ward-11), Murad Hossain (Ward-12), Ismail Molla (Ward-13), Humayun Rashid Johnny (Ward-14), Saleq Mollah (Ward-15), Matiur Rahman (Ward-16), Md Ishak Miah (Ward-17), Zakir Hossain (Ward-18), Mafizur Rahman (Ward-19), Md Nasir (Ward-20), Masum Goni Taposh (Ward-21), Liakat Ali (Ward-22), Shakhawat Hossain (Ward-23), Shafiullah Shafi (Ward-24), Abdullah Al Manjur (Ward-25), Shamim Hasan (Ward-26), Faridur Rahman Khan (Ward-27), Md Forkan Hossain (Ward-28), Salimullah Solu (Ward-29), Abul Kashem (Ward-30), Syed Hasan Nur Islam (Ward-32), Asif Ahmed (Ward-33), Sheikh Mohammad Hossain Khokan (Ward-34), Mokter Sarder (Ward-35), Taimur Reza Khokan (Ward-36), Jahangir Alam (Ward-37), Sheikh Selim (Ward-38), Shafiqul Islam (Ward-39), Nazrul Islam Dhali (Ward-40), Dr Matin (Ward-41), Aiyub Ansar Mithun (Ward-42), Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan (Ward-43), Md Shafiqul Islam Shafiq (Ward-44), Joynal Abedin (Ward-45), Zahidul Mollah (Ward-46), Motaleb Miah (Ward-47), Anisur Rahman (Ward-49), DM Shamim (Ward-50), Mohammad Sharifur Rahman (Ward-51), Md Farid Ahmed (Ward-52), Nasir Uddin (Ward-53) and Jahangir Hossain Juboraj (Ward-54.
Besides, those who were elected from BNP and Jatiya Party were Mohammad Sajjad Hossain (Ward-2), Shafiqul Islam Sentu (Ward-31) and Ali Akhbar (Ward-48).
DNCC Women Councillors
Those who were elected as the Women Ward Councillors are Hasina Bari Chowdhuri (Ward-1), Shahida Akhter Shila (Ward-2), Begum Meherunnesa Huq (Ward-3), Shikha Chakraborti (Ward-4), Rajia Sultana Iti (Ward-5), Shamsunnahar (Ward-6), Amena Begum Ranu (Ward-7), Mitu Akhter (Ward-8), Nazmun Nahar Helen (Ward-9), Hamida Akhter Mita (Ward-10), Shahina Akhter Sathi (Ward-11), Roksana Alam (Ward-12), Nilufar Yiasmin Iti (Ward-13), Kamrun Nahar (Ward-14), Selina Akhter Sheli (Ward-15), Elora Akhter Behala (Ward-16), Zakia Sultana (Ward-17) and Kamala Rani Mukta (Ward-18).