AL majority in councillor posts

Although the Awami League candidate lost the Rangpur City Corporation mayoral race, majority of councillors got elected from the ruling party.

The election was held peacefully on Thursday.

Returning Officer Subash Chandra Sarkar declared the results of ward councillors on Friday afternoon.

AL candidates won 14 out of 33 councillor posts while BNP, Jatiya Party and Bangladesh Socialist Party seven, two and one respectively. Independent candidates won in nine wards.

Out of 11 reserved seats for women councillors, AL candidates won seven.

The elected AL candidates are Abul Kalam Azad (ward 2), Haradhan Chandra Roy (ward 4), Monowarul Islam Lebu (ward 6), Mamunur Rashid Manik (ward 8), Fazle Elahi Fulu (ward 13), Zakaria Alam Shiplu (ward 15), Aminul Islam (ward 16), Touhidul Islam (ward 20), Sekendar Ali (ward 23), Nurunnabi Fulu (ward 25), Saiful Islam Fulu (ward 26), Rahmat Ullah Babla (ward 28), Mutkar Hossain (ward 29) and Shamim Ahmed (ward 32). 

The elected BNP candidates are Mahfuzar Rahman Mafu (ward 7), Nazrul Islam Dewani (ward 9), Lykur Rahman Nazu (ward 10), Rabiul Abedin Ratan (ward 12), Shafiqul Islam Mithu (ward 14), Muntasir Shamim Lyko (ward 18) and Malek Niaz Arzu (ward 30).

The elected JP candidates are Mahbubar Rahman Monzu (ward 21) and Samsul Haque (ward 31). Mokhlesur Rahman Toru of Bangladesh Socialist Party won in ward 5.

The elected independent candidates are Rafiqul Islam (ward 1), Mostafizar Rahman (ward 3), Joynul Abedin Lutu (ward 11), Abdul Gaffar (ward 17), Mahmudur Rahman Titu (ward 19), Mizanur Rahman (ward 22), Mir Jamal Uddin (ward 24), Harun Ur Rashid (ward 27) and Sirajul Islam (ward 33).

Candidates who won the reserved seats are Nasima Aktar (ward 1), Bilkis Begum (ward 2), Sweety Begum (ward 3), Zamila Begum (ward 4), Shaheda Begum (ward 5), Zaheda Anowari (ward 6), Ferdousi Begum (ward 7), Hasna Banu (ward 8), Monowara Sultana Moli (ward 9), Farida Kalam (ward 10) and Nazmun Nahar Nazma (ward 11).