Dhaka-20 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Benzir Ahmed of the Awami League.
Dhaka-20 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
District | Dhaka District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 320,223 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2008 |
Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Member of Parliament | Benzir Ahmed |
Council area | Dhamrai Upazila |
Prev. Constituency | Dhaka-19 |
Next Constituency | Gazipur-1 |
Boundaries
editThe constituency encompasses Dhamrai Upazila.[2][3]
History
editThe 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
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1973 | Tajuddin Ahmad | Awami League | |
1979 | Dewan Mohammad Idris | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
Major Boundary Changes | |||
2008 | Benzir Ahmed | Awami League | |
2014 | M. A. Maleque | Awami League | |
2018 | Benzir Ahmed | Awami League[1] | |
2024 | Benzir Ahmed | Awami League[8] |
Elections
editElections in the 2024s
editBenzir Ahmed was nominated by Awami League in the 12th National Parliament election held on January 7, 2024. He got 83,708 thousand votes defeating his nearest rival independent candidate Mohaddesh Hossain.[9] [10]
Elections in the 2010s
editM. 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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.
- ^ https://www.dhakapost.com/parliament-election/seats/dhaka-20
- ^ https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Dhaka-20&d=dhaka
- ^ https://www.dhakapost.com/parliament-election/seats/dhaka-20
- ^ 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
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