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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Dhaka-15 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Dhaka District Division Dhaka Division Electorate 344,293 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 (Original) 2008 (Redistricted) Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Shafiqur Rahman ← 187 Dhaka-14 189 Dhaka-16 →

**Dhaka-15** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Since 13th February, 2026, this constituency is represented by [Bangladesh Jaamat-e-islami](/source/Bangladesh_Jamaat-e-Islami) candidate [Dr. Shafiqur Rahman](/source/Shafiqur_Rahman).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses parts of the [Dhaka North City Corporation](/source/Dhaka_North_City_Corporation), specifically Wards 4, 13, 14, and 16, integrating these areas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

## History

The constituency was created when, ahead of the [2008 general election](/source/2008_Bangladeshi_general_election), the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [2001 Bangladesh census](/source/2001_Bangladesh_census).[3] The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15.[4]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Shamim Misir Bangladesh Awami League 1979 Mirza Ghulam Hafiz Bangladesh Nationalist Party Major Boundary Changes 2008 Kamal Ahmed Majumder Bangladesh Awami League 2014 2018 2024 2026 Shafiqur Rahman Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Dhaka-15[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Jamaat Shafiqur Rahman 85,131 54.20 +54.20 BNP Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton 63,517 40.44 +22.62 JP(E) Md. Shamsul Haque 1,421 0.90 N/A Majority 21,614 13.76 −47.62 Turnout 157,060 45.63 −18.76 Registered electors 344,293 Jamaat gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-15[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Kamal Ahmed Majumder 1,75,165 79.90 −10.2 BNP Shafiqur Rahman 39,071 17.82 N/A JP(E) Md. Samual Huq 716 0.03 N/A Majority 1,35,094 61.38 −18.82 Turnout 2,14,942 64.39 +53.89 AL hold

General Election 2014: Dhaka-15[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Kamal Ahmed Majumder 30,095 90.1 +31.9 Independent Ekhlas Uddin Molla 3,309 9.9 N/A Majority 26,786 80.2 +58.8 Turnout 33,404 10.5 −61.2 AL hold

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-15[1][8][9][10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Kamal Ahmed Majumder 120,780 58.2 N/A BNP Muhammad Hamidullah Khan 76,472 36.9 N/A Independent Abdul Kader 6,689 3.2 N/A IAB Mufti Tajul Islam 2,532 1.2 N/A CPB Ahmed Sajedul Haque 628 0.3 N/A NPP Sheikh Shawkat Hossain 192 0.1 N/A BTF Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri 130 0.1 N/A JSD Md. Fayekuzzaman 75 0.0 N/A Majority 44,308 21.4 N/A Turnout 207,498 71.7 N/A AL win (new seat)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_1-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_2-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rahman2010_3-0)** Rahman, Syedur (2010). [*Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh*](https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&pg=PA105). Scarecrow Press. p. 105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-7453-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7453-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ds11Jul2008_4-0)** Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). ["Final list of redrawn JS seats published"](http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202). *The Daily Star*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["ঢাকা-১৫ - প্রথম আলো"](https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/188). *প্রথম আলো* (in Bengali).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018results_6-0)** ["Dhaka-15"](https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Dhaka-15&d=dhaka). *The Daily Star*. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_7-0)** ["Dhaka-15"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131347/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=188). *Bangladesh Election Result 2014*. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from [the original](http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=188) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_8-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210509065117/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=181&Year=2008) on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_9-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tdj12Nov2013_10-0)** [আওয়ামী লীগের অবস্থান ঢাকায় ১২-১৬ আসনে তুলনামূলক ভাল](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131141/http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=27&dd=2013-11-12&ni=154388) [The position of Awami League is comparatively better at 12-16 seats in Dhaka]. *The Daily Janakantha* (in Bengali). 12 November 2013. Archived from [the original](http://oldsite.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=27&dd=2013-11-12&ni=154388) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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