2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election

2020 Dhaka South City Corporation election

1 February 2020
Registered	24,53,194
Turnout	29.00% ( 19.4pp)
Mayoral election
1 February 2020
Nominee Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Ishraque Hossain Party AL BNP Popular vote 4,24,595 2,36,512 Percentage 60.76% 33.84%
Mayor before election Sayeed Khokon AL Elected Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh AL
Council election
1 February 2020 100 seats in the Dhaka South City Corporation
Party Leader Seats +/– AL Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 81 +27 BNP Ishraque Hossain 9 +1 BJP Didn’t Participate 1 +1 Independent — 9 −5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2020 mayoral election of Dhaka South City Corporation was held on 1 February 2020. A total of 6 major candidates participated in the election. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.^[1] Ishraque Hossain of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party received the second highest number of votes.^[2] However, on 27 March 2025, the Election Tribunal of Dhaka annulled the election and declared Ishraque Hossain the Mayor.^[3]

It was one of the first major election in Bangladesh conducted entirely using electronic voting machines (EVMs) alongside the 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election. Previously the country had made only limited use of EVMs. The ruling party, the Awami League supported the adoption of EVMs. Leaders of other parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders said they feared the machines would be used for vote rigging. One concern expressed was that the machines do not have a voter-verified paper audit trail.^[4][5][6]

The 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election saw major political parties focus on urban governance and civic problems faced by residents of south Dhaka. Key campaign themes included traffic congestion, corruption, poor waste management, mosquito control, and long-standing waterlogging issues.

The ruling Bangladesh Awami League nominated Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh as its mayoral candidate. Taposh campaigned on improving drainage systems, reducing waterlogging, expanding waste collection capacity, and modernizing the city’s administrative services. He promised large-scale infrastructure renovation, canal recovery, road repairs, and stronger mosquito-control measures throughout the corporation.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party nominated Ishraque Hossain as its mayoral candidate. His campaign emphasized corruption allegations against the incumbent administration, pledging a transparent and accountable city government. Ishraque highlighted chronic problems such as broken roads, traffic congestion, inadequate footpaths, poor sanitation, and frequent dengue outbreaks. He promised improved road safety, better waste management, enhanced drainage, and modern pedestrian facilities including footbridges with lifts.

Across parties, common voter concerns included:

• severe traffic congestion and lack of integrated transport planning
• poor solid-waste disposal and irregular garbage collection
• widespread mosquito infestation leading to dengue and chikungunya
• persistent waterlogging due to clogged drains and encroached canals
• air pollution, dust, and lack of green public spaces

The election was conducted entirely with Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), making it one of the earliest large-scale EVM-only elections in Bangladesh. Voter turnout was relatively low, reflecting concerns over electoral transparency, voter apathy, and urban mobility problems on election day.

The election was mainly contested between candidates of the two major political parties in Bangladesh:

List of mayoral candidates

Party		Flag	Symbol	Candidates
	Bangladesh Awami League			Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
	Bangladesh Nationalist Party			Ishraque Hossain

Other minor candidates from smaller parties and independent candidates also participated.

2020 DSCC council election results (party-wise)

Party		Leader	Councilor contested seats	Councilor elected in Seats	Ward Councilors	Reserved Women Councilors
	Bangladesh Awami League	Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh	100	81 / 100	61	20
	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Ishraque Hossain	100	9 / 100	6	3
	Bangladesh Jatiya Party	Didn’t Participate	unknown	1 / 100	1	0
	Independent	unknown		9 / 100	7	2
Total				100	75	25