{{Short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-20 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঢাকা-২০.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 376,639 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973 (Original)<br>2008 (Redistricted) | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Md Tamiz Uddin]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | abolished_label = | abolished = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-19|192 Dhaka-19]]}}{{align|right|[[Gazipur-1|194 Gazipur-1]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-20''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 13th February, 2026, this constituency is represented by [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] candidate [[Md Tamiz Uddin]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses the entirety of [[Dhamrai Upazila]], integrating the area 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" /> At the previous general election, in 2001, [[Dhamrai Upazila]] corresponded to constituency [[Dhaka-13]].<ref name="ec8th" /> The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to [[Dhaka District]], increasing the number of constituencies in the district from 13 to 20.<ref name="ds30Apr2008" /><ref name="ds11Jul2008" /> One of the new seats usurped the name [[Dhaka-13]], and the former constituency of that name became [[Dhamrai Upazila|Dhaka-20]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] |[[Tajuddin Ahmad]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Dewan Mohammad Idris]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |'''Major Boundary Changes''' |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Benzir Ahmed]] | rowspan="4" | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ঢাকা-২০ |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/parliament-election/seats/dhaka-20 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=dhakapost.com |language=bn}}</ref> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[M. A. Maleque]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | rowspan="2" | [[Benzir Ahmed]] |- |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]] | [[Md Tamiz Uddin]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dhaka-20<ref>{{cite web |title=ঢাকা-২০ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/193 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Md Tamiz Uddin]] |votes=162,504 |percentage=68.94 |change=+27.94 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=National Citizen Party |candidate=Nabila Tasnid |votes=57,787 |percentage=24.52 |change=New }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis |candidate=Md. Ashraf Ali |votes=9,255 |percentage=3.93 |change=+3.93 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Ahsan Khan |votes=3,135 |percentage=1.33 |change=+0.88 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 104,717 |percentage = 44.42 |change = -49.69 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 235,723 |percentage = 62.58 |change = -21.20 }} {{Election box Registered electors |reg. electors = 376,639 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Awami League }} {{Election box end}} [[Benzir Ahmed]] was nominated by [[Awami League]] in the 12th National Parliament election held on 7 January 2024. He got 83,708 thousand votes defeating his nearest rival independent candidate Mohaddesh Hossain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-25 |title=Dhaka-20 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Dhaka-20&d=dhaka |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ঢাকা-২০ {{!}} জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০২৪ {{!}} Dhaka Post |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/parliament-election/seats/dhaka-20 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=dhakapost.com |language=bn}}</ref>
Benazir Ahmed was nominated by the Awami League in the 12th National Parliament election held on January 7, 2024. She defeated her nearest rival, independent candidate Mohaddes Hossain, by getting 83,708 votes.
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Dhaka-20 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Awami League | candidate = [[Benzir Ahmed]] | votes = 259,788 | percentage = 96.84 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh | candidate = Md Abdul Mannan | votes = 7,268 | percentage = 2.71 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) | candidate = [[Khan Mohammad Israfil]] | votes = 1,198 | percentage = 0.45 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority | votes = 252,520 | percentage = 94.11 | change = }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 268,254 | percentage = 83.78 | change = }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 320,223 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Awami League }} {{Election box end}} M. A. Maleque was 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-20<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Benzir Ahmed]] |votes = 133,437 |percentage = 58.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Ziaur Rahman Khan]] |votes = 93,177 |percentage = 41.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = M. A. Mannan |votes = 521 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 40,260 |percentage = 17.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 227,135 |percentage = 88.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== * [[Dhaka-19]]
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Dhaka-20 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Dhaka-20&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=<!--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="ec8th">{{cite web |url=http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |title=Statistical Report: 8th Parliament Election |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |page=340 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001427/http://www.ec.org.bd/MenuExternalFilesEng/124.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="ds30Apr2008">{{cite news |title=133 constituency boundaries changed, Dhaka gets 20 seats |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-34467 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=30 April 2008 |access-date=5 March 2018}}</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 |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=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>
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