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Dhaka-20

Coordinates: 23°55′N 90°13′E / 23.92°N 90.21°E / 23.92; 90.21
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Dhaka-20
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate320,223 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created2008
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Benzir Ahmed

Dhaka-20 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Benzir Ahmed of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhamrai Upazila.[2][3]

History

The 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] At the previous general election, in 2001, Dhamrai Upazila corresponded to constituency Dhaka-13.[5] The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to Dhaka District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from 13 to 20.[6][7] One of the new seats usurped the name Dhaka-13, and the former constituency of that name became Dhaka-20.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color:Template:Bangladesh Awami League/meta/color" | 1973 Tajuddin Ahmad Awami League
style="background-color:Template:Bangladesh Nationalist Party/meta/color" | 1979 Dewan Mohammad Idris Bangladesh Nationalist Party
style="background-color:Template:Bangladesh Awami League/meta/color" | 2008 Benzir Ahmed Awami League
style="background-color:Template:Bangladesh Awami League/meta/color" | 2014 M. A. Maleque Awami League
style="background-color:Template:Bangladesh Awami League/meta/color" | 2018 Benzir Ahmed Awami League[1]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

M. A. Maleque was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-20[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Benzir Ahmed 133,437 58.7 N/A
BNP Ziaur Rahman Khan 93,177 41.0 N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD M. A. Mannan 521 0.2 N/A
Majority 40,260 17.7 N/A
Turnout 227,135 88.5 N/A
AL win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b "Dhaka-20". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  6. ^ "133 constituency boundaries changed, Dhaka gets 20 seats". The Daily Star. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

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