Dhaka-18

Dhaka-18 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. This constituency is currently represented by Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate S M Jahangir Hossain.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 1 and 17, and Dakshin Khan, Khilkhet, Turag, Uttara, and Uttar Khan thanas.

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

Member	Party
1973	Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar	Bangladesh Awami League
1979	Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008	Sahara Khatun	Bangladesh Awami League
2014
2018
2020 by-election	Mohammad Habib Hasan
2024	Khosru Chowdhury	Independent
2026	S M Jahangir Hossain	Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Dhaka-18
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	S M Jahangir Hossain	144,715	56.53	+56.5
	NCP	Ariful Islam	111,297	43.47	+43.5
	IAB	Md. Anwar Hossain	4,727	1.72
	Independent	Md. Mohiuddin Howladar	3,205	1.17
	JP(E)	Md. Zakir Hossain	2,557	0.93
Majority	33,418	13.06	−47.33
Turnout	274,667	44.76	−23.82
Registered electors	613,883
	BNP gain from Independent

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-18
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sahara Khatun	302,006	79.23	−17.0
	JSD (Rab)	Shaheed Uddin Mahmud	71,792	18.84	N/A
	IAB	Md Anwar Hossain	7,401	1.94	N/A
Majority	230,214	60.39	−31.9
Turnout	381,199	68.58	+35.2
Registered electors	555,773
	AL hold

General Election 2014: Dhaka-18
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sahara Khatun	160,820	96.2	+32.5
	BNF	Atikur Rahman Nazim	6,417	3.8	N/A
Majority	154,403	92.3	+63.5
Turnout	167,237	33.4	−42.3
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-18
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Sahara Khatun	213,332	63.7	N/A
	BNP	Azizul Baree Helal	116,786	34.9	N/A
	IAB	Md. Farid Uddin Dewan	1,883	0.6	N/A
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Liakat Hossain Miah	837	0.3	N/A
	Independent	Abu Ahammad Zahirul Amin Khan	656	0.2	N/A
	Bangladesh Kalyan Party	Sk. Shahidujjaman	385	0.1	N/A
	Gano Forum	Ameen Ahmed Afsary	319	0.1	N/A
	BTF	A. H. Mostfa Kamal	272	0.1	N/A
	BKA	Md. Shahidulla Kazi	219	0.1	N/A
	Gano Front	Md. Aman Ullah Sikder	105	0.0	N/A
Majority	96,546	28.8	N/A
Turnout	334,794	75.7	N/A
	AL win (new seat)

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