Dhaka-17

{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-17 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঢাকা-১৭.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 333,777 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 (Original)<br>2008 (Redistricted) | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Tarique Rahman]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | abolished_label = | abolished = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-16|189 Dhaka-16]]}}{{align|right|[[Dhaka-18|191 Dhaka-18]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-17''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. It has been represented by [[Tarique Rahman]] since 17th February, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarique Rahman wins in Dhaka-17, Bogra-6 constituencies |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403201/tarique-rahman-wins-in-dhaka-17 |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Dhaka Cantonment]] and [[Dhaka North City Corporation]] wards 15, 18, 19, and 20, including the areas of [[Gulshan Thana|Gulshan]], [[Banani (neighbourhood)|Banani]], [[Niketan]], [[Mohakhali]], [[Baridhara]], Shahjadpur, and parts of [[Dhaka Cantonment]], integrating both regions 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]] |[[Kazi Mozammel Haque]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Abdur Rouf (Dhaka politician)|Abdur Rauf]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Front}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[S.M. Abul Kalam Azad (politician)|SM Abul Kalam Azad]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Front]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Farooque|Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque]] | rowspan="3"|[[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2023 Dhaka-17 by-election|2023 by-election]] | rowspan="2"| [[Mohammad A. Arafat|Mohammad Ali Arafat]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Tarique Rahman]] | rowspan="1" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tarique Rahman Wins in Dhaka-17, Bogura-6 Constituencies |publisher= The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/national-election-2026/news/tarique-rahman-wins-dhaka-17-bogura-6-4105076 |access-date=13 February 2026 |work=www.thedailystar.net |date=13 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref> |- |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dhaka-17<ref>{{cite web |title=ঢাকা-১৭ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/190 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Tarique Rahman]] |votes=72,699 |percentage=50.53 |change=+20.09 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=S. M. Khaliduzzaman |votes=68,300 |percentage=47.46 |change=New }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Mohammad Ullah |votes=1,768 |percentage=1.23 |change=-0.06 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Atiq Ahmed |votes=1,168 |percentage=0.81 |change=−2.78 }} {{Election box majority |votes=4,399 |percentage=3.06 |change=−59.60 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=147,888 |percentage=44.31 |change=+32.80 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors=333,777 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser=Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Election in the 2010s ===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Dhaka-17<ref name="2018results" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Awami League |candidate = [[Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque]] |votes = 1,64,610 |percentage = 79.80 |change = +79.80 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jatiya Party |candidate = [[Andaleeve Rahman]] |votes = 38,639 |percentage = 18.72 |change = -11.68 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md Aminul Haque Talukdar |votes = 2,665 |percentage = 1.29 |change = +0.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] |votes = 480 |percentage = 0.23 |change = -66.67 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 125,971 |percentage = 61.03 |change = +24.53 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 206,394 |percentage = 65.80 |change = -4.90 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 313,875 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Front }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Dhaka-17<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] |votes = 123,936 |percentage = 66.9 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Hannan Shah]] |votes = 56,267 |percentage = 30.4 |change = -24.6 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 67,669 |percentage = 36.5 |change = N/A }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 185,258 |percentage = 70.7 |change = N/A }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}

== References == <references>

<ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Dhaka-17 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Dhaka-17&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= |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |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 |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=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202|newspaper=The Daily Star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517235449/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-45202 |archive-date=2023-05-17 }}</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>

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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}}

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