Dhaka-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by AFM Bahauddin Nasim of the Bangladesh Awami League.
| Dhaka-8 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 264,664 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Member of Parliament | AFM Bahauddin Nasim |
| City Council area | Dhaka South City Corporation |
| Prev. Constituency | Dhaka-7 |
| Next Constituency | Dhaka-9 |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 8 through 13, and 19 through 21.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
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 altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
Rashed Khan Menon was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]
| Party | Symbol | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPB | Boat | Rashed Khan Menon | 139,538 | 76.91 | N/A | |
| BNP | Sheaf of paddy | Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed | 38,717 | 21.34 | N/A | |
| IAB | Hand fan | Md. Abul Kashem | 1,540 | 0.85 | N/A | |
| BaSaD(K) | Ladder | Shampa Basu | 521 | 0.29 | N/A | |
| JaPa(E) | Plough | Md. Yunus Ali Akanda | 374 | 0.21 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Rose | Md. Nazrul Islam Liton | 331 | 0.18 | N/A | |
| GOJ (BML(B)) | Lantern | Hasina Hossain | 89 | 0.05 | N/A | |
| BIF | Candle | S. M. Sarwar | 79 | 0.04 | N/A | |
| IOJ | Minaret | Abu Noman Mohammad Ziaul Haq Majumder | 60 | 0.04 | N/A | |
| PDP | Tiger | Abul Kalam Azad | 42 | 0.02 | N/A | |
| NPP(S) | Mango | Md. Saber Ahmed Kazi Sabbir | 36 | 0.02 | N/A | |
| BDNAP | Cow | Sumi Akhter Shilpi | 36 | 0.02 | N/A | |
| BNF | Television | Abdus Samad Sujon | 30 | 0.02 | N/A | |
| Gano Front | Fish | Md. Zakir Hossain | 26 | 0.01 | N/A | |
| Valid votes | 181,419 | 99.16 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 1,540 | 0.84 | ||||
| Total votes | 182,959 | 100.0 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 264,864 | 69.08 | ||||
| Majority | 100,821 | 55.57 | ||||
| Workers Party hold | Swing | |||||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPB | Rashed Khan Menon | 97,841 | 59.6 | +59.5 | ||
| BNP | Habib-un Nobi Khan Sohel | 63,860 | 38.9 | -9.3 | ||
| IAB | AKM Arfan Khan | 840 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Syed Mohammed Ibrahim | 688 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Mojibur Rahman Hamidi | 294 | 0.2 | +0.4 | ||
| BSD | Md. Rajekujjaman | 229 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| BDB | Md. Safiqul Islam | 195 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Mrs. Nasrin Anwar | 89 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Gano Front | Nur Alam Bikhato | 61 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| BJP | Kazi Mominul Haq | 60 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Abdul Bari | 45 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Asadujjaman | 28 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 33,981 | 20.7 | +20.1 | |||
| Turnout | 164,230 | 73.1 | +8.6 | |||
| WPB gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu | 89,789 | 48.2 | +11.0 | ||
| AL | Haji Mohammad Salim | 88,697 | 47.6 | -1.8 | ||
| IJOF | Saifuddin Ahmed | 5,403 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Qari Shah Ahmadullah | 1,201 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Firoz Khan | 560 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| WPB | Kamrul Hasan Riday | 205 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque | 105 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Hannan Chowdhury | 91 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Maububur Rahman Faisal | 52 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Jahangir Alam Masud | 51 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Mafizul Islam | 27 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,092 | 0.6 | -11.7 | |||
| Turnout | 186,181 | 64.5 | -5.3 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Haji Mohammad Salim | 77,642 | 49.4 | +13.5 | ||
| BNP | Abul Hasnat | 58,367 | 37.2 | -19.0 | ||
| JP(E) | Saifuddin Ahmed | 14,022 | 8.9 | +7.4 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Sabbir Ahmed | 3,486 | 2.2 | -0.2 | ||
| IOJ | Jamal Naser Chowdhury | 1,878 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Zaker Party | Zakir Hossain Khan | 812 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Sheikh Rashid Mahmud | 508 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| NAP | A. H. Shahab Uddin | 352 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Md. Rashidul Islam | 39 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 19,275 | 12.3 | -8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 157,106 | 69.8 | +22.3 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Mir Shawkat Ali | 53,651 | 56.2 | |||
| AL | Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin | 34,285 | 35.9 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Sabbir Ahmed | 2,318 | 2.4 | |||
| BKA | Ahmadullah Ashraf | 1,447 | 1.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Gulzar Hossain | 1,398 | 1.5 | |||
| Zaker Party | Amanullah Azim | 786 | 0.8 | |||
| Jatiya Tarun Sangha | Md. Fazlul Haq | 417 | 0.4 | |||
| JSD | Abul Hasib Khan | 384 | 0.4 | |||
| Ideal Party | Syed Kamal Zaidi | 251 | 0.3 | |||
| Bangladesh Bekar Samaj | Md. Hasan | 147 | 0.2 | |||
| Bangladesh Manobatabadi Dal | B. H. Rana | 122 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | A. Rashid | 112 | 0.1 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) | Sk. Abdul Malek | 78 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Humayun Kabir Hiru | 70 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 19,366 | 20.3 | ||||
| Turnout | 95,466 | 47.5 | ||||
| BNP gain from | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Dhaka-8". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ 11th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 101-198, Bangladesh Election Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka (20 June 2019)
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links edit
23°44′N 90°25′E / 23.73°N 90.41°E
 | This Bangladesh location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |