Dhaka-15
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| Dhaka-15 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 344,293 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
| Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member | Shafiqur Rahman |
Dhaka-15 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Shafiqur Rahman of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 4, 13, 14, and 16.[1][2]
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.[3] The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15.[4]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Shamim Misir | Awami League | |
| 1979 | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | Awami League | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2024 | |||
| 2026 | Shafiqur Rahman | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | Shafiqur Rahman | 85,131 | 54.20 | +54.20 | ||
| BNP | Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton | 63,517 | 40.44 | +22.62 | ||
| JP(E) | Md. Shamsul Haque | 1,421 | 0.90 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 21,614 | 13.76 | −47.62 | |||
| Turnout | 157,060 | 45.63 | −18.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 344,293 | |||||
| Jamaat gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | 175,165 | 79.90 | −10.2 | |
| BNP | Shafiqur Rahman | 39,071 | 17.82 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Md. Samual Huq | 716 | 0.03 | N/A | |
| Majority | 135,094 | 61.38 | −18.82 | ||
| Turnout | 214,942 | 64.39 | +53.89 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | 30,095 | 90.1 | +31.9 | |
| Independent | Ekhlas Uddin Molla | 3,309 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 26,786 | 80.2 | +58.8 | ||
| Turnout | 33,404 | 10.5 | −61.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | 120,780 | 58.2 | N/A | |
| BNP | Muhammad Hamidullah Khan | 76,472 | 36.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Abdul Kader | 6,689 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| IAB | Mufti Tajul Islam | 2,532 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| CPB | Ahmed Sajedul Haque | 628 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| NPP | Sheikh Shawkat Hossain | 192 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| BTF | Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri | 130 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| JSD | Md. Fayekuzzaman | 75 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 44,308 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 207,498 | 71.7 | N/A | ||
| AL win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "ঢাকা-১৫ - প্রথম আলো". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Dhaka-15". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Dhaka-15". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 February 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.
- ↑ আওয়ামী লীগের অবস্থান ঢাকায় ১২-১৬ আসনে তুলনামূলক ভাল [The position of Awami League is comparatively better at 12-16 seats in Dhaka]. The Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 12 November 2013. 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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