Dhaka-12

Dhaka-12
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate333,320 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Member of ParliamentSaiful Alam Khan Milon

Dhaka-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 13 February, 2026, this constituency is represented by Bangladesh Jaamat-e-Islami candidate Saiful Alam.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 24 through 27, as well as wards 35 and 36, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[2] The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15, and altered the boundaries of the constituency.[3]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1973 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Bangladesh Awami League[4]
1973 by-election Mohammad Hanif
1979 Jahangir Mohammad Adel Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
1986 Shamsuddoha Khan Majlish Bangladesh Awami League[6]
1988 Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu Jatiya Party (Ershad)[7]
1991 Md. Niamatullah Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1996 Dewan Md. Salauddin
2001
2008 Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh Bangladesh Awami League
2014 Asaduzzaman Khan
2018
2024
2026 Saiful Alam Khan Milon Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Dhaka-12[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Saiful Alam Khan Milon 53,773 43.96 +43.96
BRWP Saiful Haque 30,963 25.32 +25.32
Independent Saiful Alam Nirob 29,869 24.42 +14.81
Amjanatar Dol Md. Tarek Rahman 1,044 0.85 +0.85
Majority 22,810 18.63 −28.23
Turnout 122,268 36.7 −29.6
Registered electors 333,320
Jamaat gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Asaduzzaman Khan 191,895 56.47 N/A
BNP Saiful Alam Nirob 32,678 9.61 N/A
JP(E) Md Nasir Uddin Sarkar 759 0.22 N/A
Majority 159,217 46.86 N/A
Turnout 225,332 66.30 N/A
Registered electors 339,840
AL hold

Asaduzzaman Khan was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh 118,136 62.0 +22.0
BNP Khandaker Mahbub Ahmad 69,262 36.3 −20.8
IAB Md. Abdul Awal 2,552 1.3 N/A
Gano Forum Nurun Nahar Habib 193 0.1 N/A
United Citizen Movement Md. Shahidul Islam Khan 158 0.1 N/A
Independent Md. Afzal Hossain Bachchu 127 0.1 N/A
BRWP Md. Baharana Sultan Bahar 117 0.1 N/A
JSD Abul Kalam Azad 112 0.1 N/A
Majority 48,874 25.6 +8.6
Turnout 190,657 57.2 −15.9
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Dhaka-12[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Dewan Md. Salauddin 139,788 57.1 +12.4
AL Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad 98,062 40.0 +10.3
IJOF Md. Neyamat Ullah 5,708 2.3 N/A
BKA Hafez Maulana Ali Abbas 767 0.3 −0.6
CPB Lina Chakrabarti 359 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Md. Khandokar Shahin Aldin Rejvi 177 0.1 N/A
Majority 41,726 17.0 +2.0
Turnout 244,861 69.7 −5.2
BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-12[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Dewan Md. Salauddin 71,243 44.7 −7.3
AL Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu 47,343 29.7 −1.0
JP(E) Md. Firoj Kabir 33,361 21.0 +18.4
Jamaat Md. Hasan Mahabub 4,450 2.8 −0.8
BKA Mohammad Samsuddin 1,357 0.9 N/A
Zaker Party Md. Nazim Uddin 595 0.4 −0.6
NAP Md. Mafijul Islam 421 0.3 N/A
Gano Forum Siraj Uddin Ahmed 366 0.2 N/A
Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Gazi Nazrul Islam 67 0.0 N/A
Majority 23,900 15.0 −6.4
Turnout 159,203 74.9 +15.6
BNP hold
General Election 1991: Dhaka-12[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Md. Niamatullah 63,279 52
AL Shamsuddoha Khan Majlish 37,298 30.7
Independent Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu 8,279 6.8
Jamaat Md. Shahidul Islam 4,402 3.6
JP(E) Mezbah 3,119 2.6
CPB Mujahidul Islam Selim 2,282 1.9
Zaker Party Abul Hasan 1,211 1.0
BKA Md. Shamsuddin 861 0.7
NAP (Muzaffar) Mafizul Islam 673 0.6
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Abul Hossain 282 0.2
Majority 25,981 21.4
Turnout 121,686 59.3
BNP gain from

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  3. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
  4. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ "VoteDB candidates". www.votebd.org.
  9. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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