Dhaka-16

Coordinates: 23°50′N 90°22′E / 23.83°N 90.36°E / 23.83; 90.36
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Dhaka-16
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate374,154 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created2008
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Awami League
Member of ParliamentElias Uddin Mollah
City Council areaDhaka North City Corporation
Prev. ConstituencyDhaka-15
Next ConstituencyDhaka-17

Dhaka-16 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Elias Uddin Mollah of the Awami League.

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 2, 3, 5, and 6.[2][3]

History[edit]

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[edit]

Election Member Party
1973 Shamsul Haq Awami League
1979 Abul Kashem Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
2008 Elias Uddin Mollah Awami League
2014 Awami League
2018 Awami League

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

General Election 2014: Dhaka-16[6]
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[edit]

General Election 2008: Dhaka-16[2][7][8]
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[edit]

  1. ^ "Dhaka-16". 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-16". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 April 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.

External links[edit]

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