{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-13 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঢাকা-১৩.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 403,174 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1996 | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Bobby Hajjaj]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | abolished_label = | abolished = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-12|185 Dhaka-12]]}}{{align|right|[[Dhaka-14|187 Dhaka-14]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-13''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad|National Parliament of Bangladesh]] since 1996. From 13th February, 2026, this constituency is held by the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] Candidate [[Bobby Hajjaj]].<ref>{{cite web |title=10th Member of Parliament member list |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/get-involved/contact-an-mp/242-mps-category/mps-of-10th-parliament |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref>
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses wards 28 through 34 of [[Dhaka North City Corporation]], integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 legislative election: constituency maps |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/bangladeshmaps2008index.shtml |website=psephos.adam-carr |access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref>
=== 2026 election controversy === During the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election]], initially, [[NTV (Bangladeshi TV channel)|NTV]] announced that [[Mamunul Haque]] from [[Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis]] had won the constituency; however, the announcement was later reported as an error.
Mamunul Haque filed a complaint indicating that significant irregularities during vote counting compromised the legitimacy of the final result. His complaint focused on a flawed ballot design and procedural manipulation during counting. It was witnessed that numerous ballots layout featuring nine candidates across ten slots with one blank space caused widespread voter confusion. Mamamunul's name and mark appeared beside the empty slots, leading many voters to mistakenly stamp the blank box. As a result, an estimated 1,200 votes were cancelled across 50 centres, with the total potentially reaching around 3,000 across all centres, a number exceeding the official margin of defeat.<ref>Network Bangladesh (2026) Mamunul Haque lodges midnight EC complaint over 3,000 ‘cancelled’ votes, claims irregularities cost him Dhaka‑13 seat. Available at: https://networkbangladesh.com</ref><ref>Dhaka Tribune (2026) Mamunul Haque alleges ‘engineering’ in Dhaka‑13 vote counting. Available at: https://www.dhakatribune.com</ref>
Mamunul also reported signs of tampered result sheets, overwritten numbers, removal of polling agents, and irregularities such as unsigned or pre‑signed counting forms. [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] described this as coordinated vote engineering that obstructed an accurate reflection of voter intent, which later caused protests accoss the country.<ref>Network Bangladesh (2026) Mamunul Haque lodges midnight EC complaint over 3,000 ‘cancelled’ votes, claims irregularities cost him Dhaka‑13 seat. Available at: https://networkbangladesh.com</ref><ref>Dhaka Tribune (2026) Mamunul Haque alleges ‘engineering’ in Dhaka‑13 vote counting. Available at: https://www.dhakatribune.com</ref>
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] |[[Gazi Golam Mostafa]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Abul Hasnat (barrister)|Abul Hasnat]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] |[[Khan Mohammad Israfil]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Ziaur Rahman Khan]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref>{{cite web |title=5th Member of Parliament MP list |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/5th.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917232851/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/5th.pdf |archive-date=17 September 2018 |access-date=7 January 2020 |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Jahangir Kabir Nanak]] | rowspan="3" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref>{{cite web |title=9th Member of Parliament MP list |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731182944/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |archive-date=31 July 2023 |access-date=15 August 2018 |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Md. Sadek Khan|Sadek Khan]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] | [[Jahangir Kabir Nanak]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Bobby Hajjaj]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections == {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election#Dhaka Division|General Election 2026]]: Dhaka-13<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamaat's Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem unofficially wins Dhaka-14 |url=https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360597 |website=BSS}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Bobby Hajjaj]] |votes = 88,387 |percentage = 50.7 |change = +19.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis |candidate = [[Mamunul Haque]] |votes = 86,067 |percentage = 49.3 |change = New }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,320 |percentage = 1.3 |change = -47.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 178,454 |percentage = 43.7 |change = +6.6 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 408,791 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election#By constituency|General Election 2018]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-14 |title=Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/results |access-date=2025-12-25 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Md. Sadek Khan]] |votes = 103,163 |percentage = 68.1 |change = +17.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md Abdus Salam |votes = 47,232 |percentage = 31.2 |change = -17.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md Shafiqul Islam |votes = 1,233 |percentage = 0.8 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 55,931 |percentage = 36.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 151,628 |percentage = 37.1 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
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==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
{{Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh}}
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