Dhaka-15 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Dhaka District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 340,480 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2008 |
Parliamentary Party | None |
Member of Parliament | Vacant |
City Council area | Dhaka North City Corporation |
Prev. Constituency | Dhaka-14 |
Next Constituency | Dhaka-16 |
Dhaka-15 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 4, 13, 14, and 16.[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 | |
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1973 | Shamim Misir | Awami League | |
1979 | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
2008 | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | Awami League | |
2014 | Awami League | ||
2018 | Awami League |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | 1,75,165 | 79.90 | −10.2 | |
BNP | Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman | 39,071 | 17.82 | N/A | |
JP(E) | MD SAMSUL HUQ | 716 | 0.03 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,35,094 | 61.38 | −18.82 | ||
Turnout | 2,14,942 | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |
National People's Party (Bangladesh) | 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
- ^ a b "Dhaka-15". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
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