Dhaka-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
| Dhaka-16 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 374,154 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 2, 3, 5, and 6.[2][3]
History
editThe constituency was created when, ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15.[5]
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Shamsul Haq | Awami League | |
| 1979 | Abul Kashem | BNP | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Elias Uddin Mollah | Awami League | |
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Elias Uddin Mollah | 35,855 | 58.1 | −0.9 | |
| Independent | Sardar Mohammad Mannan | 25,133 | 40.7 | N/A | |
| BNF | Md. Khalid Hossain | 728 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,722 | 17.4 | −3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 61,716 | 18.0 | −56.3 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Elias Uddin Mollah | 131,816 | 59.0 | N/A | |
| BNP | Rafiqul Islam Miah | 85,002 | 38.0 | N/A | |
| IAB | Abdul Mannan Aziz | 3,826 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| BTF | Syed Nozibul Boshor Mije Bandari | 1,313 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| BDB | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | 750 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| United Citizen Movement | Qazi Faruque Ahmed | 450 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| BSD | Mosharraf Hossen Chowdhury | 361 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 46,814 | 20.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 223,518 | 74.3 | N/A | ||
| AL win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Dhaka-16". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Dhaka-16". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
edit- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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