Dhaka-16
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dhaka-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Dhaka-16 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Dhaka District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 374,154 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 2, 3, 5, and 6.[2][3]
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]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1973 | Shamsul Haq | Awami League | |
1979 | Abul Kashem | BNP | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
2008 | Elias Uddin Mollah | Awami League | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Elias Uddin Mollah | 35,855 | 58.1 | −0.9 | |
Independent | Sardar Mohammad Mannan | 25,133 | 40.7 | N/A | |
BNF | Md. Khalid Hossain | 728 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,722 | 17.4 | −3.5 | ||
Turnout | 61,716 | 18.0 | −56.3 | ||
AL hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AL | Elias Uddin Mollah | 131,816 | 59.0 | N/A | |
BNP | Rafiqul Islam Miah | 85,002 | 38.0 | N/A | |
IAB | Abdul Mannan Aziz | 3,826 | 1.7 | N/A | |
BTF | Syed Nozibul Boshor Mije Bandari | 1,313 | 0.6 | N/A | |
BDB | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | 750 | 0.3 | N/A | |
United Citizen Movement | Qazi Faruque Ahmed | 450 | 0.2 | N/A | |
BSD | Mosharraf Hossen Chowdhury | 361 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 46,814 | 20.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 223,518 | 74.3 | N/A | ||
AL win (new seat) |
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