{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-18 | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | image = ঢাকা-১৮.svg | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | electorate = 605,400 (2026) | year = 1973 (Original)<br>2008 (Redistricted) | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[SM Jahangir Hossain]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-17|190 Dhaka-17]]}}{{align|right|[[Dhaka-19|192 Dhaka-19]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-18''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. This constituency is currently represented by [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] candidate [[S M Jahangir Hossain]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Dhaka North City Corporation]] wards 1 and 17, and [[Dakshinkhan Union|Dakshin Khan]], [[Khilkhet Thana|Khilkhet]], [[Turag Thana|Turag]], [[Uttara Thana|Uttara]], and [[Uttar Khan Thana|Uttar Khan]] thanas.<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]] |[[Mohammad Anwar Jung Talukdar]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="3" | [[Sahara Khatun]] | 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}}" | |2020 by-election |[[Mohammad Habib Hasan]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Khosru Chowdhury]] |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[S M Jahangir Hossain]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections == === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dhaka-18<ref>{{cite web |title=ঢাকা-১৮ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/191 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[S M Jahangir Hossain]] |votes=144,715 |percentage=56.53 |change=+56.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=National Citizen Party |candidate=Ariful Islam |votes=111,297 |percentage=43.47 |change=+43.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Md. Anwar Hossain |votes=4,727 |percentage= 1.72 |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent |candidate=Md. Mohiuddin Howladar |votes=3,205 |percentage= 1.17 |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Md. Zakir Hossain |votes=2,557 |percentage= 0.93 |change= }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 33,418 |percentage = 13.06 |change = -47.33 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 274,667 |percentage = 44.76 |change = -23.82 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 613,883 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Independent politician }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Dhaka-18 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Awami League | candidate = [[Sahara Khatun]] | votes = 302,006 | percentage = 79.23 | change = -17.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) | candidate = Shaheed Uddin Mahmud | votes = 71,792 | percentage = 18.84 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh | candidate = Md Anwar Hossain | votes = 7,401 | percentage = 1.94 | change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority | votes = 230,214 | percentage = 60.39 | change = -31.9 }}
{{Election box turnout | votes = 381,199 | percentage = 68.58 | change = +35.2 }}
{{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 555,773 }}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Dhaka-18<ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sahara Khatun]] |votes = 160,820 |percentage = 96.2 |change = +32.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Front |candidate = Atikur Rahman Nazim |votes = 6,417 |percentage = 3.8 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 154,403 |percentage = 92.3 |change = +63.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 167,237 |percentage = 33.4 |change = -42.3 }} {{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-18<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Sahara Khatun]] |votes = 213,332 |percentage = 63.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Azizul Baree Helal |votes = 116,786 |percentage = 34.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Farid Uddin Dewan |votes = 1,883 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Liakat Hossain Miah |votes = 837 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abu Ahammad Zahirul Amin Khan |votes = 656 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Sk. Shahidujjaman |votes = 385 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Ameen Ahmed Afsary |votes = 319 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = A. H. Mostfa Kamal |votes = 272 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Shahidulla Kazi |votes = 219 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Gano Front |candidate = Md. Aman Ullah Sikder |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 96,546 |percentage = 28.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 334,794 |percentage = 75.7 |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=<!--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-18 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=191 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217140925/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates?constituency_id=191 |archive-date=17 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=191&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}</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> </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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