Dhaka-20

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
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate320,223 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created2008
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Benzir Ahmed

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhamrai Upazila.[2][3]

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.[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
ElectionMemberParty
1973 Tajuddin Ahmad Awami League
1979 Dewan Mohammad Idris Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 Benzir Ahmed Awami League
2014 M. A. Maleque Awami League
2018 Benzir Ahmed Awami League[1]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

M. A. Maleque 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
General Election 2008: Dhaka-20[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Benzir Ahmed 133,437 58.7 N/A
BNP Ziaur Rahman Khan 93,177 41.0 N/A
JSD (R) M. A. Mannan 521 0.2 N/A
Majority 40,260 17.7 N/A
Turnout 227,135 88.5 N/A
Awami League win (new seat)

References
  1. "Dhaka-20". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  5. "Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. p. 340. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  6. "133 constituency boundaries changed, Dhaka gets 20 seats". The Daily Star. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  8. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.


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