File photo of Dhaka North City Corporation office Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThe DNCC mayoral post fell vacant following the death of Annisul Huq on November 30, 2017. On January 9 last year, the Election Commission had announced the schedule for the DNCC by-polls and elections in 36 new wards, setting February 26, 2018, as the voting day. Unlike the mayoral by-polls, vigorous campaigns were conducted by candidates for councillor posts, as the posts will be contested for the first time. A total five candidates are contesting the mayoral by-polls. The total number of voters in DNCC is 2,345,374, including 1,224,701 males and 1,120,673 females.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 25, 2019 15:00 UTC