Dhaka-18

Coordinates: 23°52′N 90°26′E / 23.86°N 90.43°E / 23.86; 90.43
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Dhaka-18
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate555,773 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created2008
Parliamentary PartyIndependent Politician
Member of ParliamentMd Khosru Chowdhury
City Council areaDhaka North City Corporation
Prev. ConstituencyDhaka-17
Next ConstituencyDhaka-19

Dhaka-18 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh by Md Khosru Chowdhury of the Awami League since January 2024.

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 1 and 17, and Dakshin Khan, Khilkhet, Turag, Uttara, and Uttar Khan thanas.[2][3]

History[edit]

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] 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 Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar Awami League
1979 Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
2008 Sahara Khatun Awami League
2014
2018
Nov 2020 by-election Mohammad Habib Hasan Awami League

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

General Election 2014: Dhaka-18[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sahara Khatun 160,820 96.2 +32.5
BNF Atikur Rahman Nazim 6,417 3.8 N/A
Majority 154,403 92.3 +63.5
Turnout 167,237 33.4 -42.3
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General Election 2008: Dhaka-18[2][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sahara Khatun 213,332 63.7 N/A
BNP Azizul Baree Helal 116,786 34.9 N/A
IAB Md. Farid Uddin Dewan 1,883 0.6 N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Liakat Hossain Miah 837 0.3 N/A
Independent Abu Ahammad Zahirul Amin Khan 656 0.2 N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan Party Sk. Shahidujjaman 385 0.1 N/A
Gano Forum Ameen Ahmed Afsary 319 0.1 N/A
BTF A. H. Mostfa Kamal 272 0.1 N/A
BKA Md. Shahidulla Kazi 219 0.1 N/A
Gano Front Md. Aman Ullah Sikder 105 0.0 N/A
Majority 96,546 28.8 N/A
Turnout 334,794 75.7 N/A
AL win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dhaka-18". 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. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  6. ^ "Dhaka-18". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

External links[edit]

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