Dhaka-18

Dhaka-18
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
District Dhaka District
Division Dhaka Division
Electorate 500,437 (2014)[1]
Current constituency
Created 2008
Party Awami League
Member(s) Sahara Khatun

Dhaka-18 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Sahara Khatun of the Awami League.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 1 and 17, and Dakshinkhan, 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

ElectionMemberParty
2008 Sahara Khatun Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dhaka-18[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Awami League 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
Awami League hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-18[2][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Awami League 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
JSD (R) 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
Awami League win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 "Dhaka-18". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. 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. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  • "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

Coordinates: 23°52′N 90°26′E / 23.86°N 90.43°E / 23.86; 90.43


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