Dhaka-17

Dhaka-17 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. It has been represented by Tarique Rahman since 17th February, 2026.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka Cantonment and Dhaka North City Corporation wards 15, 18, 19, and 20, including the areas of Gulshan, Banani, Niketan, Mohakhali, Baridhara, Shahjadpur, and parts of Dhaka Cantonment, integrating both regions under a single administrative and electoral boundary.

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. The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
	1973	Kazi Mozammel Haque	Bangladesh Awami League
	1979	Abdur Rauf	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Major Boundary Changes
	2008	Hussain Muhammad Ershad	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2014	SM Abul Kalam Azad	Bangladesh Nationalist Front
	2018	Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque	Bangladesh Awami League
	2023 by-election	Mohammad Ali Arafat
	2024
	2026	Tarique Rahman	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Dhaka-17
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Tarique Rahman	72,699	50.49	+20.09
	Jamaat	S. M. Khaliduzzaman	68,300	47.45	N/A
	IAB	Mohammad Ullah	1,768	1.23	−0.06
	JP(E)	Atiq Ahmed	1,168	0.81	−2.78
Majority	4,399	3.06	−59.60
Turnout	147,888	44.31	+32.80
Registered electors	333,813
	BNP gain from AL

By-election 2023: Dhaka-17
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Mohammad A. Arafat	28,816	77.80	−2.00
	Independent	Ashraful Alom	5,609	15.14	N/A
	JP(E)	Sikdar Anisur Rahman	1,328	3.59	N/A
Majority	23,207	62.66	+1.63
Turnout	37,037	11.51	−54.29
Registered electors	325,205
	AL hold

Election in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-17
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque	164,610	79.80	+79.80
	BJP	Andaleeve Rahman	38,639	18.72	−48.18
	IAB	Md Aminul Haque Talukdar	2,665	1.29	+0.39
	JP(E)	Hussain Muhammad Ershad	480	0.23	−66.67
Majority	125,971	61.03	+24.53
Turnout	206,394	65.80	−4.90
Registered electors	313,875
	AL gain from BNF

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-17
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	Hussain Muhammad Ershad	123,936	66.9	N/A
	BNP	Hannan Shah	56,267	30.4	−24.6
Majority	67,669	36.5	N/A
Turnout	185,258	70.7	N/A
	JP(E) win (new seat)

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