{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-2 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঢাকা-২.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 419,216 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = |party_label = Parliamentary Party |party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] |members = [[Amanullah Aman]] | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-1|174 Dhaka-1]]}}{{align|right|[[Dhaka-3|176 Dhaka-3]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-2''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The constituency is currently represented by [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] member [[Amanullah Aman]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Dhaka South City Corporation]] wards 55 through 57; one [[union parishad]] of [[Kamrangirchar Thana|Kamrangirchar]] and [[Hazaribagh Thana|Hazaribagh]] thanas: Sultanganj; seven union parishads of [[Keraniganj Upazila]]: Basta, Hazratpur, Kalatia, Kalindi, Ruhitpur, Sakta, and Taranagar; and three union parishads of [[Savar Upazila]]: Amin Bazar, Bhakurta, and Tetuljhora.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
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 altered the boundaries of the constituency.<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]] | [[Moslem Uddin Khan]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Abdul Halim Chowdhury]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | rowspan="2" | [[Burhan Uddin Khan]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party}}" | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Abdul Mannan (aviation executive)|Abdul Mannan]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Qamrul Islam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Amanullah Aman]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dhaka-2}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Amanullah Aman]] |votes=163,020 |percentage=64.20 |change=+52.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Md. Abdul Haq |votes=78,655 |percentage=30.98 |change=+29.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Md. Johirul Islam |votes=12,249 |percentage=4.82 |change=N/A }} {{Election box majority |votes=84,365 |percentage=33.22 |change=-42.31 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=253,924 |percentage=60.57 |change=-17.73 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 419,216 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser=Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Dhaka-2 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link | party = Awami League | candidate = [[Qamrul Islam]] | votes = 339,581 | percentage = 87.72 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party | candidate = Irfan Ibne Aman Omi | votes = 47,195 | percentage = 12.19 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) | candidate = Sakil Ahmed Sakil | votes = 326 | percentage = 0.08 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority | votes = 292,386 | percentage = 75.53 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 387,102 | percentage = 78.30 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 494,346 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| | winner = Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
Qamrul Islam was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Dhaka-2<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Qamrul Islam]] |votes = 180,172 |percentage = 57.0 |change = +8.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Matiur Rahman |votes = 124,600 |percentage = 39.4 |change = -11.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Ruhul Amin |votes = 4,831 |percentage = 1.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Tarikat Federation |candidate = [[Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary]] |votes = 2,017 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Josim Uddin |votes = 1,971 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Habibullah |votes = 1,787 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Fazlul Haque |votes = 352 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Gano Front |candidate = Hammed Ali Sheikh |votes = 248 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Md. Mubinul Haque |votes = 187 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 55,572 |percentage = 17.6 |change = +15.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 316,165 |percentage = 83.6 |change = +5.1 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Dhaka-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdul Mannan (aviation executive)|Abdul Mannan]] |votes = 70,958 |percentage = 50.5 |change = +3.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Mohammad Noor Ali |votes = 68,414 |percentage = 48.7 |change = +17.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = M. R. Haroon |votes = 906 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Matiur Rahman |votes = 211 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,544 |percentage = 1.8 |change = -13.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 140,489 |percentage = 78.5 |change = -1.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Dhaka-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdul Mannan (aviation executive)|Abdul Mannan]] |votes = 50,818 |percentage = 47.0 |change = +5.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = A. Baten Mian |votes = 34,344 |percentage = 31.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = A. K. M. Abdul Halim |votes = 20,492 |percentage = 18.9 |change = +4.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Minhaz Uddin |votes = 1,565 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Kazi Ferdous |votes = 503 |percentage = 0.5 |change = -1.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Khandokar Ali Abbas |votes = 221 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Nur Mohammed Sharifi |votes = 153 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sudhir Kumar Hazra |votes = 62 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Dewan Kamal Anwar |votes = 26 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,474 |percentage = 15.2 |change = +5.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 108,184 |percentage = 79.6 |change = +22.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Dhaka-2<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdul Mannan (aviation executive)|Abdul Mannan]] |votes = 37,415 |percentage = 41.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Azizur Rahman |votes = 28,820 |percentage = 32.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Sudhir Kumar Hazra |votes = 12,778 |percentage = 14.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Communist League of Bangladesh |candidate = Siraj Uddin Ahmed |votes = 7,284 |percentage = 8.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Arshed Gazi |votes = 2,135 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Dewan Mintu |votes = 429 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Jatiya Tanti Dal |candidate = Siraj Uddin |votes = 302 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Nazirul Islam |votes = 182 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abu Md. Subid Ali |votes = 61 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 8,595 |percentage = 9.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 89,406 |percentage = 57.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = 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="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909153327/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904090815/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=171&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=17 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217141905/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=171&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="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=181 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000909/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=181 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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