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Dhaka-15

Coordinates: 23°47′N 90°23′E / 23.79°N 90.39°E / 23.79; 90.39
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Dhaka-15
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate340,480 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1973 (Original)
2008 (Redistricted)

Dhaka-15 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 4, 13, 14, and 16.[2][3]

History

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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

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Election Member Party
1973 Shamim Misir Awami League
1979 Mirza Ghulam Hafiz BNP
Major Boundary Changes
2008 Kamal Ahmed Majumder Awami League

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2018: Dhaka-15[1]
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


General Election 2014: Dhaka-15[6]
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

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General Election 2008: Dhaka-15[2][7][8][9]
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
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

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  1. ^ a b "Dhaka-15". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. 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. ^ "Dhaka-15". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ 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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