Dhaka-18

Dhaka-18
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Dhaka District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	588,549 (2024)^[citation needed]
Current constituency
Created	1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted)
Parliamentary Party	Vacant
Member of Parliament	Vacant
← 190 Dhaka-17 192 Dhaka-19 →

Dhaka-18 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 1 and 17, and Dakshin Khan, Khilkhet, Turag, Uttara, and Uttar Khan thanas.^[1][2]

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.^[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

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar	Bangladesh Awami League
	1979	Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
	2008	Sahara Khatun	Bangladesh Awami League
	2014
	2018
	2020 by-election	Mohammad Habib Hasan
	2024	Khosru Chowdhury	Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2026: Dhaka-18

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	S.M. Jahangir Hossain
	JP(E)	TBD
	JI	Ashraf ul Haq
	IAB	TBD
	NCP	Nasiruddin Patwary
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors			5,88,549

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-18

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sahara Khatun	302,006	79.23	N/A
	JSD (Rab)	Shaheed Uddin Mahmud	71,792	18.84	N/A
	IAB	Md Anwar Hossain	7,401	1.94	N/A
Majority			230,214	60.39
Turnout			381,199	68.58
Registered electors			5,55,773
	AL hold

General Election 2014: Dhaka-18^[5]

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^[1][6][7]

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. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
2. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
3. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
4. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
5. "Dhaka-18". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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.

External links

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

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