Dhaka-8

Dhaka-8
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictDhaka District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate266,569 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Member of ParliamentMirza Abbas

Dhaka-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses wards 8 through 13, as well as wards 19 through 21 of Dhaka South City Corporation, integrating these wards within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

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.[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]

During 2026 general election, NCP coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary's rhetorical and humorous comments about Mirza Abbas was described as a Tom and Jerry type rivalry by the online audience, turning Dhaka-8 as the country's most controversial and widely discussed constituency by the media outlets and election observers.[5][6][7] Mirza Abbas won with 56,552 votes, while Patwary received 51,572 votes.[8]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1973 K. M. Shamsul Huda Bangladesh Awami League[9]
1979 Md. Abdul Hai Bangladesh Nationalist Party[10]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Mohammad Harun ar Rashid Jatiya Party (Ershad)[11]
1988 Anwar Hossain
1991 Mir Shawkat Ali Bangladesh Nationalist Party
1996 Haji Mohammad Salim Bangladesh Awami League
2001 Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
2008 Rashed Khan Menon Workers Party of Bangladesh
2014
2018
2024 AFM Bahauddin Nasim Bangladesh Awami League
2026 Mirza Abbas Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Dhaka-8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mirza Abbas 59,366 49.3 +34.67
NCP Nasiruddin Patwary 54,127 44.9 +44.9
IAB Kefayet Ullah 1,436 1.2 +0.35
GOP Meghna Alam 608 0.5 +0.5
Majority 5,239 4.3 −33.82
Turnout 120,484 43.7 −25.43
Registered electors 275,471
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-8[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WPB Rashed Khan Menon 139,538 52.75 −4.81
BNP Mirza Abbas 38,717 14.63 −22.70
IAB Md. Abul Kashem 1,540 0.85 N/A
BSD Shampa Basu 521 0.29 N/A
Majority 100,821 38.12 −14.73
Turnout 182,959 69.13 N/A
Registered electors 264,664
WPB hold Swing −4.81

Rashed Khan Menon was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[13]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-8[1][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WPB Rashed Khan Menon 97,841 59.6 +59.5
BNP Habib-un Nobi Khan Sohel 63,860 38.9 −9.3
IAB AKM Arfan Khan 840 0.5 N/A
Bangladesh Kalyan Party Syed Mohammed Ibrahim 688 0.4 N/A
BKA Mojibur Rahman Hamidi 294 0.2 +0.4
BSD Md. Rajekujjaman 229 0.2 N/A
BDB Md. Safiqul Islam 195 0.1 N/A
Independent Mrs. Nasrin Anwar 89 0.1 N/A
Gano Front Nur Alam Bikhato 61 0.0 N/A
BJP Kazi Mominul Haq 60 0.0 N/A
Independent Abdul Bari 45 0.0 N/A
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Asadujjaman 28 0.0 N/A
Majority 33,981 20.7 +20.1
Turnout 164,230 73.1 +8.6
WPB gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Dhaka-8[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu 89,789 48.2 +11.0
AL Haji Mohammad Salim 88,697 47.6 −1.8
IJOF Saifuddin Ahmed 5,403 2.9 N/A
BKA Qari Shah Ahmadullah 1,201 0.6 N/A
Independent Firoz Khan 560 0.3 N/A
WPB Kamrul Hasan Riday 205 0.1 N/A
JSD Md. Abdul Khaleque 105 0.1 N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Hannan Chowdhury 91 0.0 N/A
Independent Maububur Rahman Faisal 52 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Jahangir Alam Masud 51 0.0 N/A
Independent Md. Mafizul Islam 27 0.0 N/A
Majority 1,092 0.6 −11.7
Turnout 186,181 64.5 −5.3
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-8[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Haji Mohammad Salim 77,642 49.4 +13.5
BNP Abul Hasnat 58,367 37.2 −19.0
JP(E) Saifuddin Ahmed 14,022 8.9 +7.4
Jamaat Sabbir Ahmed 3,486 2.2 −0.2
IOJ Jamal Naser Chowdhury 1,878 1.2 N/A
Zaker Party Zakir Hossain Khan 812 0.5 −0.3
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Sheikh Rashid Mahmud 508 0.3 N/A
NAP A. H. Shahab Uddin 352 0.2 N/A
Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) Md. Rashidul Islam 39 0.0 N/A
Majority 19,275 12.3 −8.0
Turnout 157,106 69.8 +22.3
AL gain from BNP
General Election 1991: Dhaka-8[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Mir Shawkat Ali 53,651 56.2
AL Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin 34,285 35.9
Jamaat Sabbir Ahmed 2,318 2.4
BKA Ahmadullah Ashraf 1,447 1.5
JP(E) Gulzar Hossain 1,398 1.5
Zaker Party Amanullah Azim 786 0.8
Jatiya Tarun Sangha Md. Fazlul Haq 417 0.4
JSD Abul Hasib Khan 384 0.4
Ideal Party Syed Kamal Zaidi 251 0.3
Bangladesh Bekar Samaj Md. Hasan 147 0.2
Bangladesh Manobatabadi Dal B. H. Rana 122 0.1
Independent A. Rashid 112 0.1
Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) Sk. Abdul Malek 78 0.1
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Humayun Kabir Hiru 70 0.1
Majority 19,366 20.3
Turnout 95,466 47.5
BNP gain from

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