Dhaka-16

Dhaka-16
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Dhaka District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	388,241 (2024)[ citation needed ]
Current constituency
Created	1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted)
Parliamentary Party	Vacant
Member of Parliament	Vacant
← 188 Dhaka-15 190 Dhaka-17 →

Dhaka-16 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 2, 3, 5, and 6, integrating the areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary. ^{[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	Shamsul Haq	Awami League
	1979	Abul Kashem	BNP
Major Boundary Changes
	2008	Elias Uddin Mollah	Awami League

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dhaka-16 ^[5]

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

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-16 ^{[1] [6] [7]}

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)

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-16". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
6. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. 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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