Dhaka-16

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-16 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঢাকা-১৬.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 400,499 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 (Original)<br>2008 (Redistricted) | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Md Abdul Baten (politician)|Abdul Baten]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | abolished_label = | abolished = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-15|188 Dhaka-15]]}}{{align|right|[[Dhaka-17|190 Dhaka-17]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-16''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]] consisting of Pallabi and Rupnagar police stations - wards 2, 3, 5, 6, under the [[Dhaka North City Corporation]] (DNCC). Since 13th February, 2026, this constituency is represented by [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Bangladesh Jaamat-e-islami]] candidate [[Md Abdul Baten (politician)|Md Abdul Baten]].

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Dhaka North City Corporation]] wards 2, 3, 5, and 6, integrating the 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]] |[[Shamsul Haq]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Abul Kashem (Dhaka politician)|Abul Kashem]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="4" | [[Elias Uddin Mollah]] | 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]] | [[Md Abdul Baten (politician)|Abdul Baten]] | [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] |- |}

== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dhaka-16<ref>{{cite web |title=ঢাকা-১৬ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/189 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=[[Md Abdul Baten (politician)|Abdul Baten]] |votes=88,828 |percentage=48.87 |change=New }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Aminul Haque (footballer)|Aminul Haque]] |votes=85,467 |percentage=47.02 |change=+25.70 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Md. Saiful Islam |votes=3,679 |percentage= 2.02 |change= ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority |votes = 3,361 |percentage = 1.85 |change = -51.33 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 181,747 |percentage = 45.38 |change = -15.96 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 400,499 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |loser = Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Dhaka-16 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link | party = Awami League | candidate = [[Elias Uddin Mollah]] | votes = 1,75,536 | percentage = 76.54 | change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box candidate with party link | party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party | candidate = Md Ahsan Ullah Hasan | votes = 53,537 | percentage = 23.34 | change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box candidate with party link | party = Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh | candidate = Naima Khaled Monika | votes = 372 | percentage = 0.16 | change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority | votes = 1,21,999 | percentage = 53.18 | change = }}

{{Election box turnout | votes = 2,29,445 | percentage = 61.34 | change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Awami League }}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Dhaka-16<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Elias Uddin Mollah]] |votes = 35,855 |percentage = 58.1 |change = -0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sardar Mohammad Mannan |votes = 25,133 |percentage = 40.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front |candidate = Md. Khalid Hossain |votes = 728 |percentage = 1.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 10,722 |percentage = 17.4 |change = -3.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 61,716 |percentage = 18.0 |change = -56.3 }} {{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-16<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Elias Uddin Mollah]] |votes = 131,816 |percentage = 59.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Rafiqul Islam Miah]] |votes = 85,002 |percentage = 38.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Abdul Mannan Aziz |votes = 3,826 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = Syed Nozibul Boshor Mije Bandari |votes = 1,313 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Mahfuzur Rahman |votes = 750 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = United Citizen Movement |candidate = Qazi Faruque Ahmed |votes = 450 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Mosharraf Hossen Chowdhury |votes = 361 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 46,814 |percentage = 20.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 223,518 |percentage = 74.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

== References == <references> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author= |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= |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-16 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=189 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417193322/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=189 |archive-date=17 April 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= |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= |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> </references>

==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}

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