Dhaka-19 | |
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Constituency for theJatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Dhaka District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 746,947 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
Dhaka-19 is a constituency represented in theJatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) ofBangladesh.
The constituency encompasses all but the four southernmostunion parishads ofSavar Upazila: Amin Bazar, Bhakurta, Kaundia, and Tetuljhora.[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 Dhaka District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from 13 to 20.[5][6] One of the new seats usurped the nameDhaka-12, and the former constituency of that name became Dhaka-19.
Ahead of the2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had included one more union parishad of Savar Upazila: Kaundia.[2][3][7]
Md. Enamur Rahman was elected unopposed in the2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AL | Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad | 282,492 | 61.9 | N/A | |
BNP | Dewan Md. Salauddin | 170,719 | 37.4 | N/A | |
IAB | Hazi Ibrahim | 2,160 | 0.5 | N/A | |
CPB | Lina Chakrabarti | 651 | 0.1 | N/A | |
KSJL | Md. Abu Yousuf Khan | 569 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 111,773 | 24.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 456,591 | 75.8 | N/A | ||
ALwin (new seat) |
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