Dhaka-8

Constituency Of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Dhaka-8

Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
District| Dhaka District
Division| Dhaka Division
Electorate| 264,664 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1973
Parliamentary Party| Bangladesh Awami League
Member of Parliament| AFM Bahauddin Nasim
City Council area| Dhaka South City Corporation
Prev. Constituency| Dhaka-7
Next Constituency| Dhaka-9

Dhaka-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by AFM Bahauddin Nasim of the Bangladesh Awami League.

## Boundaries[edit]

The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 8 through 13, and 19 through 21.[2][3]

## History[edit]

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.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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| 1973 | K. M. Shamsul Huda | Bangladesh Awami League[6]
| 1979 | Md. Abdul Hai | Bangladesh Nationalist Party[7]
Major Boundary Changes
| 1986 | Mohammad Harun ar Rashid | Jatiya Party[8]
| 1988 | Anwar Hossain
| 1991 | Mir Shawkat Ali | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
| Feb 1996
| June 1996 | Haji Mohammad Salim | Bangladesh Awami League
| 2001 | Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
| 2008 | Rashed Khan Menon | Grand Alliance
| 2014 | Rashed Khan Menon | Grand Alliance
| 2018 | Rashed Khan Menon | Grand Alliance
| 2024 | AFM Bahauddin Nasim | Bangladesh Awami League

## Elections[edit]

### Elections in the 2010s[edit]

Rashed Khan Menon was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

General Election 2018: Dhaka-8[10] Party  | Symbol  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±pp

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| WPB | Boat | Rashed Khan Menon | 139,538 | 76.91 | N/A
| BNP | Sheaf of paddy | Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed | 38,717  | 21.34  | N/A
| IAB | Hand fan | Md. Abul Kashem  | 1,540  | 0.85  | N/A
| BaSaD(K) | Ladder | Shampa Basu  | 521  | 0.29  | N/A
| JaPa(E) | Plough | Md. Yunus Ali Akanda  | 374  | 0.21  | N/A
| Zaker Party  | Rose | Md. Nazrul Islam Liton  | 331  | 0.18  | N/A
| GOJ (BML(B))  | Lantern | Hasina Hossain  | 89  | 0.05  | N/A
| BIF | Candle | S. M. Sarwar  | 79  | 0.04  | N/A
| IOJ | Minaret | Abu Noman Mohammad Ziaul Haq Majumder  | 60  | 0.04  | N/A
| PDP | Tiger | Abul Kalam Azad  | 42  | 0.02  | N/A
| NPP(S)  | Mango | Md. Saber Ahmed Kazi Sabbir  | 36  | 0.02  | N/A
| BDNAP | Cow | Sumi Akhter Shilpi  | 36  | 0.02  | N/A
| BNF | Television | Abdus Samad Sujon  | 30  | 0.02  | N/A
| Gano Front  | Fish | Md. Zakir Hossain  | 26  | 0.01  | N/A
Valid votes  | 181,419  | 99.16  |
Invalid votes  | 1,540  | 0.84  |
Total votes | 182,959 | 100.0 |
Registered voters/turnout  | 264,864  | 69.08  |
Majority  | 100,821  | 55.57  |
| Workers Party hold | Swing  |

### Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General Election 2008: Dhaka-8[2][11][12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-8[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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-e-Islami | 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[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BNP | Mir Shawkat Ali | 53,651  | 56.2  |
| AL | Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin | 34,285  | 35.9  |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | 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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Dhaka-8". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
6. ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
7. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ 11th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 101-198, Bangladesh Election Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka (20 June 2019)
11. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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