Dhaka-17 Explained

Dhaka-17
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Dhaka District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:3,13,875 (2018)
Year:2008
Members Label:Member of Parliament
Members:vacant
Party Label:Parliamentary Party
Local Council Label:City Council area
Local Council:Dhaka North City Corporation
Blank1 Name:Prev. Constituency
Blank1 Info:Dhaka-16
Blank2 Name:Next Constituency
Blank2 Info:Dhaka-18

Dhaka-17 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka Cantonment and Dhaka North City Corporation wards 15 and 18 through 20. This constituency mainly includes Gulshan, Banani, Niketan, Mohakhali, Baridhara, Shahjadpur and some parts of Dhaka Cantonment.

History

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. The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberParty
1973Kazi Mozammel HaqueBangladesh Awami League
1979Abdur RaufBangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
2008Hussain Muhammad ErshadJatiya Party (Ershad)
2014SM Abul Kalam AzadBangladesh Nationalist Front
2018Akbar Hossain Pathan FarooqueBangladesh Awami League <-- temporary source until full official constituency-wise results are published -->
2023 by-electionMohammad A. Arafat

Elections

Election 2018

General Election 2014

Elections in the 2000s

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