Independent candidate Matlubur elected Gaibandha municipality mayor

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GAIBANDHA, Jan 16, 2021 (BSS) – Md Matlubur Rahman, an independent
candidate, was unofficially elected as mayor of Gaibandha Municipality
today.

The result was announced by District Election Officer and also
Returning Officer Abdul Mottalib at the conference room of the
district election office of the town here this evening.

A total of eight candidates participated in the polls for the
mayoral post. Of them, Md. Matlubur Rahman got 12,398 votes while his
nearest candidate Anwar-ul-Sarwar bagged 7,970 votes.

The number of the voters was 51,387 in the municipality. Of them,
35,958 voters cast their votes at 31 centers with 153 booths to elect
one mayor and 9 councilor including 3 female reserved councilors. The
voter turnout in the Municipality was 69.79%.