Dhaka-15
Dhaka-15
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Dhaka-15 is a constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. It has been represented since 2008 by Kamal Ahmed Majumder of the Awami League.
| Dhaka-15 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 340,480 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Member of Parliament | Kamal Ahmed Majumder |
| City Council area | Dhaka North City Corporation |
| Prev. Constituency | Dhaka-14 |
| Next Constituency | Dhaka-16 |
The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 4, 13, 14, and 16.[2][3]
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]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Shamim Misir | Awami League | |
| 1979 | Mirza Ghulam Hafiz | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Kamal Ahmed Majumder | Awami League | |
| 2014 | Awami League | ||
| 2018 | Awami League | ||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| AL win (new seat) | |||||
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- "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.
- "Dhaka-15". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "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.
- আওয়ামী লীগের অবস্থান ঢাকায় ১২-১৬ আসনে তুলনামূলক ভাল [The position of Awami League is comparatively better at 12-16 seats in Dhaka]. The Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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