Dhaka-5 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh .
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 48 through 50, and four union parishads of Demra , Jatrabari , and Shyampur thanas: Dhania, Demra, Matuail, and Sarulia.
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 . The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7 , Dhaka-5, Dhaka-9 , Feni-1 , and Chittagong-8 . After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Mohammad Quamrul Islam of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
References
^ "Dhaka-5" . The Daily Star . Retrieved 31 December 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published" . The Daily Star .
^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF) . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014 .
^ "Dhaka-5" . Bangladesh Election Result 2014 . Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018 .
^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Dhaka-5" . AmarMP . Retrieved 15 March 2018 .
^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results" . Amar Desh . Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018 .
^ "Nomination submission List" . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics" . Vote Monitor Networks . Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "List of 5th Parliament Members" . Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2018 .
^ Akhter, Muhammad Yeahia (2001). Electoral Corruption in Bangladesh . Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2 .
External links
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