Dhaka-18

Dhaka-18 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Dhaka-18
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Dhaka District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	555,773 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2008
Parliamentary Party	None
Member of Parliament	Vacant
City Council area	Dhaka North City Corporation
Prev. Constituency	Dhaka-17
Next Constituency	Dhaka-19

Boundaries

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

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

Elections in the 2010s

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

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

1. "Dhaka-18". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "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

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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