Dhaka-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Dhaka-6
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate269,315 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 34 and 37 through 46.[2][3]

History

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The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Bangladesh Election Commission 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] and reducing the extent of the constituency.

The seat became vacant upon the death of the sitting MP Mizanur Rahman Khan Dipu on 21 December 2013.[6] It was filled in the 2014 general election two weeks later.

In the 2018 general election, the constituency was one of six chosen by lottery to use electronic voting machines.[7]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1973 Korban Ali Awami League[8]
1979 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury BNP[9]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Abdur Rahim Jatiya Party[10][11]
1991 Mirza Abbas BNP
1996 Saber Hossain Chowdhury Awami League
2001 Mirza Abbas BNP
Major Boundary Changes
2008 Mizanur Rahman Khan Dipu Awami League
2014 Kazi Firoz Rashid Jatiya Party
2024 Sayeed Kohkon Awami League

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2014: Dhaka-6[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP(E) Kazi Firoz Rashid 45,391 84.4 N/A
Independent Saidur Rahman Sahid 7,259 13.5 N/A
AL Md. Akhtar Hossain 1,111 2.1 −54.2
Majority 38,132 70.9 +53.9
Turnout 53,761 21.7 −60.3
JP(E) gain from AL Swing +69.3

Elections in the 2000s

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General Election 2008: Dhaka-6[2][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Mizanur Rahman Khan Dipu 103,737 56.3 +14.9
BNP Sadeque Hossain Khoka 72,456 39.3 −16.1
BDB A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury 5,215 2.8 N/A
IAB Manowar Khan 2,185 1.2 N/A
KSJL Shamsher Ali Talukder 381 0.2 N/A
BTF M. Ahsan Atik 236 0.1 N/A
Majority 31,281 17.0 +3.1
Turnout 184,210 82.0 +21.9
AL gain from BNP Swing +15.5
General Election 2001: Dhaka-6[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mirza Abbas 156,358 55.4 +14.1
AL Saber Hossain Chowdhury 116,976 41.4 −3.9
IJOF Md. Khalequzzaman Chowdhury 7,052 2.5 N/A
BKA Muhammad Zafrullah Khan 436 0.2 +0.1
Gano Forum Julekha Haq 219 0.1 −0.1
Independent Mohammad Iqbal 191 0.1 N/A
Independent Anisul Haque 163 0.1 N/A
Independent Khandokar Saiful Islam 124 0.0 N/A
Independent Lutful Haider Habib Khan 115 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Shahin 84 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Zinnat Ali 79 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Majibur Rahman 76 0.0 N/A
JSD Md. Shahjahan Saju 75 0.0 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Khandokar Mahatab Uddin 57 0.0 N/A
Independent Sale Mohammad 46 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Refatullah Bakul 40 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Jahangir Alam Babu 39 0.0 N/A
BAKSAL Md. Joynal Abedin 37 0.0 N/A
Independent Abdul Latif Mamun 35 0.0 N/A
Independent M. Iqbal Kabir 35 0.0 N/A
Liberal Party Bangladesh Afzalul Haq Sikder 34 0.0 N/A
BKSMA (Sadeq) Krishak Md. Sadeq 34 0.0 N/A
Bangladesh People's Congress M. A. Latif Majumder 28 0.0 N/A
Independent M. A. Jabbar 21 0.0 N/A
Majority 39,382 13.9 +10.0
Turnout 282,354 60.1 −6.9
BNP gain from AL Swing +9.0

Elections in the 1990s

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General Election June 1996: Dhaka-6[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Saber Hossain Chowdhury 104,694 45.3 +14.0
BNP Mirza Abbas 95,673 41.3 −13.6
JP(E) Abdus Salam 18,797 8.1 +6.2
Jamaat-e-Islami Ahmedullah Bhiuyan 6,977 3.0 N/A
IOJ Abdul Aziz 1,584 0.7 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Nurul Haq Ponir 1,453 0.6 N/A
Gano Forum Saifuddin Ahmed Manik 388 0.2 N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Zahurul Haque 319 0.1 0.0
FP Sirajul Haque Gora 250 0.1 N/A
WPB Abul Bashar 242 0.1 N/A
BKA Muhammad Zafrullah Khan 232 0.1 N/A
Independent Tanvir Haider 138 0.1 N/A
Independent A. B. M. Habibur Rahman 132 0.1 N/A
BIF Sa. U. Md. Abdus Sattar 112 0.1 +0.1
Ganatantrik Sarbahara Party Sheikh Mohiuddin Ahmed 70 0.0 N/A
Progotishil Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) Nurul Amin Sarker 51 0.0 N/A
Samridhya Bangladesh Babosai Samproday Mizan Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury 48 0.0 N/A
NAP Bhashani (Mustaq) Md. Saiful Islam 42 0.0 N/A
NAP Md. Nurul Alam 31 0.0 N/A
UPP Md. Mofazzal Hossain Kabir 26 0.0 N/A
NAP (Bhashani) Nazrul Islam 22 0.0 N/A
BKSMA Krishok Md. Sadik 20 0.0 N/A
Independent A. K. M. Shajahan 16 0.0 N/A
Majority 9,021 3.9 −19.7
Turnout 231,317 67.0 +16.0
AL gain from BNP Swing +13.8
General Election 1991: Dhaka-6[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mirza Abbas 59,851 54.9
AL Mozaffar Hossain Paltu 34,101 31.3
Jamaat-e-Islami Abbas Ali Khan 10,104 9.3
JP(E) Delwar Hossain Khan 2,046 1.9
JP(E) Md. Nurul Huq 1,650 1.5
Bangladesh Janata Party Shah Md. Mohsin 452 0.4
FP Md. Faruk 194 0.2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Mosharaf Hossain 139 0.1
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) AFM Mahbubul Haque 99 0.1
Janata Mukti Party Golam Moinuddin Gaus 66 0.1
Independent Sajan Muhammad 52 0.1
Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) Md. Zinnat Ali 42 0.0
Jatiya Jukta Front Asadul Kabir 34 0.0
JSD (S) Ahsan Haider 28 0.0
Bangladesh Inquilab Party Gazi Rabiul Islam Shagor 26 0.0
BAKSAL Hashim Uddin Haider Pahari 25 0.0
Dhumpan O MAdokdrobba Nibaronkari Manabsheba Schansta Kh. Sulaman Ahmed Kamal 23 0.0
Independent A. F. Ruhullah Hasan 21 0.0
Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal A. B. M. Giasuddin Raffel 19 0.0
Independent Mahbubur Rahman 19 0.0
Jatia Mukti Dal Noor Mohammad Khan 18 0.0
Bangladesh Manobatabadi Dal Md. Shahbuddin Patawari 17 0.0
Bangladesh People's League (Garib A Nawaz) Md. Shajahan Bhuiyan 16 0.0
BIF Dealawar Hossain Bhuiyan 15 0.0
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Md. Afzalul Huq Afzal 9 0.0
Independent Sayed Sharafat Hossain 8 0.0
Majority 25,750 23.6
Turnout 109,074 51.0
BNP gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1970s

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General Election 1973: Dhaka-6 [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Korban Ali 80,016 94.39 N/A
National Awami Party (Muzzafar) Sree Subodh Razario 2,141 2.53 N/A
National Awami Party (Bhasani) Safiuddin Ahmed 1,510 1.78 N/A
Bangladesh Socialist Party A. K. M Kamruzzaman 1,108 1.31 N/A
Majority 77,875 91.86
Turnout 84,775
AL gain from N/A

References

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  5. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
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  7. ^ "Bangladesh uses EVMs for first time in general election". The Times of India. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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  9. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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  12. ^ "Dhaka-6". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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