Dhaka-15 | |
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Constituency for theJatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Dhaka District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 340,480 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
Dhaka-15 is a constituency in theJatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) ofBangladesh.
The constituency encompassesDhaka North City Corporation wards 4, 13, 14, and 16.[2][3]
The constituency was created when, ahead of the2008 general election, theElection Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the2001 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 | Shamim Misir | Awami League | |
1979 | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz | BNP | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
2008 | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | Awami League |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
ALhold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||
ALhold |
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 | ||
ALwin (new seat) |
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