{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-15 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঢাকা-১৫.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 344,293 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 (Original)<br>2008 (Redistricted) | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Shafiqur Rahman]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | abolished_label = | abolished = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-14|187 Dhaka-14]]}}{{align|right|[[Dhaka-16|189 Dhaka-16]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-15''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 13th February, 2026, this constituency is represented by [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Bangladesh Jaamat-e-islami]] candidate [[Shafiqur Rahman|Dr. Shafiqur Rahman]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses parts of the [[Dhaka North City Corporation]], specifically Wards 4, 13, 14, and 16, integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created when, ahead of the [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008 general election]], the [[Bangladesh Election Commission|Election Commission]] redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [[2001 Bangladesh census]].<ref name="Rahman2010" /> The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15.<ref name="ds11Jul2008" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] |[[Shamim Misir]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Mirza Ghulam Hafiz]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="4" | [[Kamal Ahmed Majumder]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Shafiqur Rahman]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dhaka-15<ref>{{cite web |title=ঢাকা-১৫ - প্রথম আলো |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/188 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=[[Shafiqur Rahman]] |votes=85,131 |percentage=54.20 |change=+54.20 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton |votes=63,517 |percentage=40.44 |change=+22.62 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Md. Shamsul Haque |votes=1,421 |percentage=0.90 |change=''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority |votes=21,614 |percentage=13.76 |change=−47.62 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=157,060 |percentage=45.63 |change=−18.76 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 344,293 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Dhaka-15<ref name="2018results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Kamal Ahmed Majumder]] |votes = 1,75,165 |percentage = 79.90 |change = -10.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Shafiqur Rahman]] |votes = 39,071 |percentage = 17.82 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Samual Huq |votes = 716 |percentage = 0.03 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,35,094 |percentage = 61.38 |change = -18.82 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,14,942 |percentage = 64.39 |change = +53.89 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Dhaka-15<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Kamal Ahmed Majumder]] |votes = 30,095 |percentage = 90.1 |change = +31.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Ekhlas Uddin Molla |votes = 3,309 |percentage = 9.9 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 26,786 |percentage = 80.2 |change = +58.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 33,404 |percentage = 10.5 |change = -61.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Dhaka-15<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" /><ref name="tdj12Nov2013" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Kamal Ahmed Majumder]] |votes = 120,780 |percentage = 58.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]] |votes = 76,472 |percentage = 36.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdul Kader |votes = 6,689 |percentage = 3.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Mufti Tajul Islam |votes = 2,532 |percentage = 1.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Ahmed Sajedul Haque |votes = 628 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National People's Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = Sheikh Shawkat Hossain |votes = 192 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri |votes = 130 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Md. Fayekuzzaman |votes = 75 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 44,308 |percentage = 21.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 207,498 |percentage = 71.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Dhaka-15 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Dhaka-15&d=dhaka |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="Rahman2010">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=105 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref> <ref name="ds11Jul2008">{{cite news |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |date=11 July 2008 |title=Final list of redrawn JS seats published |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |title=Dhaka-15 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=188 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131347/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509065117/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="tdj12Nov2013">{{cite news |script-title=bn:আওয়ামী লীগের অবস্থান ঢাকায় ১২-১৬ আসনে তুলনামূলক ভাল |trans-title=The position of Awami League is comparatively better at 12-16 seats in Dhaka |url=http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=27&dd=2013-11-12&ni=154388 |language=bn |newspaper=The Daily Janakantha |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=9 February 2018 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131141/http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=27&dd=2013-11-12&ni=154388 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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