Dhaka-19
Dhaka-19 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Mohammad Saiful Islam.
| Dhaka-19 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 746,947 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Parliamentary Party | Independent |
| Member of Parliament | Imtiyaz Hossain Asik |
| Council area | Savar Upazila |
| Prev. Constituency | Dhaka-18 |
| Next Constituency | Dhaka-20 |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses all but the four southernmost union parishads of Savar Upazila: Amin Bazar, Bhakurta, Kaundia, and Tetuljhora.[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 Dhaka District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from 13 to 20.[5][6] One of the new seats usurped the name Dhaka-12, and the former constituency of that name became Dhaka-19.
Ahead of the 2014 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]
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Ataur Rahman Khan | BJL | |
| 1979 | Mohammad Habibullah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad | Awami League | |
| 2014 | Md. Enamur Rahman | Awami League | |
| 2018 | Awami League | ||
| 2024 | Mohammad Saiful Islam | Independent | |
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
Md. Enamur Rahman was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| AL win (new seat) | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Dhaka-19". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b c (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b (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.
- ^ "133 constituency boundaries changed, Dhaka gets 20 seats". The Daily Star. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "53 constituencies get new boundaries". The Daily Star. 4 July 2013.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). . New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links edit
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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