Dhaka-20
| Dhaka-20 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 320,223 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) |
Dhaka-20 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Dhamrai Upazila.[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] At the previous general election, in 2001, Dhamrai Upazila corresponded to constituency Dhaka-13.[5] The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to Dhaka District, increasing the number of constituencies in the district from 13 to 20.[6][7] One of the new seats usurped the name Dhaka-13, and the former constituency of that name became Dhaka-20.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Tajuddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
| 1979 | Dewan Mohammad Idris | BNP | |
| Major Boundary Changes | |||
| 2008 | Benzir Ahmed | Awami League[1][8] | |
| 2014 | M. A. Maleque | ||
| 2018 | Benzir Ahmed | ||
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Benzir Ahmed was nominated by Awami League in the 12th National Parliament election held on 7 January 2024. He got 83,708 thousand votes defeating his nearest rival independent candidate Mohaddesh Hossain.[9][10]
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]M. A. Maleque was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[11]
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Benzir Ahmed | 133,437 | 58.7 | N/A | |
| BNP | Ziaur Rahman Khan | 93,177 | 41.0 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | M. A. Mannan | 521 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 40,260 | 17.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 227,135 | 88.5 | N/A | ||
| AL win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dhaka-20". 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.
- ^ "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ঢাকা-২০ | জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০২৪ | Dhaka Post". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Dhaka-20 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "ঢাকা-২০ | জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০২৪ | Dhaka Post". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election – Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". 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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