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Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad

Dhaka-7 Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Dhaka District Division Dhaka Division Electorate 479,376 (2026) Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament Hamidur Rahman ← 179 Dhaka-6 181 Dhaka-8 →

**Dhaka-7** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Since 13 February 2026, this constituency is represented by [Hamidur Rahman](/source/Hamidur_Rahman_(Bangladeshi_politician)), a candidate from the [Bangladesh Nationalist Party](/source/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party).

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Dhaka South City Corporation](/source/Dhaka_South_City_Corporation) wards [23](/source/Ward_No._23_(Dhaka_South_City_Corporation)) through [33](/source/Ward_No._33_(Dhaka_South_City_Corporation)), as well as [35](/source/Ward_No._35_(Dhaka_South_City_Corporation)) and [36](/source/Ward_No._36_(Dhaka_South_City_Corporation)), integrating these wards within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the [2008 general election](/source/2008_Bangladeshi_general_election), the [Election Commission](/source/Bangladesh_Election_Commission) redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the [2001 Bangladesh census](/source/2001_Bangladesh_census).[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Abdul Karim Bepari Bangladesh Awami League[5] 1979 Siddiquir Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party[6] 1986 Jahangir Mohammad Adel Jatiya Party (Ershad)[7][8] 1991 Sadeque Hossain Khoka Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1996 Sadeque Hossain Khoka BNP 2001 Sadeque Hossain khoka BNP 2008 Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin Bangladesh Awami League 2014 Haji Mohammad Salim Independent 2018 Bangladesh Awami League[9] 2024 Haji Solaiman Salim 2026 Hamidur Rahman Bangladesh Nationalist Party

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Dhaka-7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Hamidur Rahman 104,666 46.3 +31.7 Jamaat Hafez Enayet Ullah 98,483 43.54 +41.74 Independent Mohammad Ishak Sarkar 11,517 5.09 N/A IAB Md. Abdur Rahman 5,081 2.25 +0.5 BKA Mufti Habibullah Miyaji 2,783 1.2 N/A JP(E) Mohammad Saifuddin Ahomed Milon 2,294 1.03 N/A BSD (Marxist) Shima Datta 677 0.3 N/A JSD (Rab) Sahana Selim 208 0.092 N/A BSM Maksudur Rahman 150 0.06 N/A BJP Md. Sohidul Islam 98 0.04 N/A Majority 6,183 2.8 −50.3 Turnout 228,613 47.7 +0.5 Registered electors 479,376 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-7 Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Haji Mohammad Salim 173,687 75.62 +11.45 Gano Forum Mostafa Mohsin Montu 51,672 22.50 −8.52 JP(E) Tareq Ahmed Adel 400 0.17 N/A IAB Md Abdur Rahman 3,939 1.71 N/A Majority 122,015 53.12 +19.97 Turnout 229,698 70.00 N/A Registered electors 328,181 AL gain from Independent

General Election 2014: Dhaka-7[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Haji Mohammad Salim 42,728 58.1 N/A AL Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin 30,733 41.8 −23.6 Independent Muhammad Riaz Uddin 3,120 4.1% N/A Majority 11,995 16.3 −17.5 Turnout 76,581 24.4 −56.7 Independent gain from AL

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-7[1][11][12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin 146,347 65.4 +22.2 BNP Md. Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pinto 70,747 31.6 −22.8 IAB Md. Nurol Amin 2,197 1.0 N/A Ganatantri Party Sarafat Ali Hira 1,268 0.6 N/A Gano Forum Sahida Amir 950 0.4 N/A BKA Md. Jaforullah Khan 672 0.3 −0.3 Independent Md. Eiah Hiah Ahmed 478 0.2 N/A BDB Azmire Begam 427 0.2 N/A KSJL Md. Rahim 247 0.1 N/A NAP Md. Mostofa Kamal 208 0.1 N/A Jatiya Party (M) Saroar Hosain 102 0.0 N/A Bangladesh Kalyan Party M. Ibrahim Adil Khan 50 0.0 N/A BJP Md. Munirol Islam Skedar 42 0.0 N/A Majority 75,600 33.8 +22.6 Turnout 223,735 81.1 +13.8 AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Dhaka-7[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Sadeque Hossain Khoka 123,686 54.4 +9.4 AL Mohammad Syed 98,229 43.2 −0.6 IJOF Jahangir Mohammad Adel 3,093 1.4 N/A BKA Abdul Malek Chowdhury 1,378 0.6 +0.5 JSD Md. Anowar Hossain 229 0.1 +0.1 Bangladesh Progressive Party Muhammad Mahsin Kabir 120 0.1 N/A Independent Md. Shamim Ahmed 75 0.0 N/A Independent Md. Salah Uddin Ahmed 72 0.0 N/A Bangladesh People's Congress Md. Nurul Islam 60 0.0 N/A Independent Md. Aslam 59 0.0 N/A Independent Abu Syed 46 0.0 N/A Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) Md. Kudrat Ullah 45 0.0 N/A Independent Md. Jahangir Alam 40 0.0 N/A BKSMA (Sadeq) Krishak Md. Sadeq 32 0.0 N/A BAKSAL M. A. Shahid 22 0.0 N/A Independent Nasimul Gani Khan 21 0.0 N/A Majority 25,457 11.2 +10.0 Turnout 227,207 67.3 −5.3 BNP hold

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-7[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Sadek Hossain 87,255 45.0 −11.7 AL Fajlul Karim 84,940 43.8 +7.3 JP(E) Jahangir Mohammad Adel 13,287 6.9 +5.4 Jamaat A.K.M Abdus Salam 3,494 1.8 +0.1 Zaker Party Hammadul Akbar 1,648 0.9 −0.7 IOJ Lutfar Rahman 1,319 0.7 N/A Independent Samsuzzaman Mintu 369 0.2 N/A Gano Forum Sahida Amir 367 0.2 N/A BKA Abdul Malek Chowdhury 170 0.1 N/A Independent Nasir Uddin Pannu 159 0.1 N/A Bangladesh Vhashani Adarsha Bastabayana Parishad Syed Minar Hossain Minu 107 0.1 N/A Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) Rowshan Ara Begum 87 0.0 N/A Bangladesh Tanjimul Muslimin Nur Hossain Chowdury 81 0.0 N/A FP Md. Ansar Sikdar 77 0.0 −0.3 Independent Nasir Ali 76 0.0 N/A Bangladesh Jatiya League (Sobhan) Abdus Sobhan 61 0.0 N/A JSD Habibur Rahman Showkat 45 0.0 N/A Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) Md. Majibur Rahman 42 0.0 N/A Ganatantrik Sarbahara Party Qazi Farid Ahmed 38 0.0 N/A Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Hafizur Rahman 37 0.0 −0.1 Social Democratic Party Md. Nurul Islam 36 0.0 N/A Bangladesh Janata Party Md. Humayun Kabir 32 0.0 −0.6 Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) Nurjahan Taleb Munshi 18 0.0 N/A NDP Md. Abul Kashem 15 0.0 −0.1 Majority 2,315 1.2 −18.9 Turnout 193,760 72.6 +14.5 BNP hold

General Election 1991: Dhaka-7[13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP Sadeque Hossain Khoka 76,601 56.7 AL Sheikh Hasina 49,362 36.5 Jamaat A. K. M. Abdus Salam 2,262 1.7 Zaker Party Sageer Ahmed 2,168 1.6 JP(E) Shafiqur Rahman 1,992 1.5 Bangladesh Janata Party Begum Razia Alim 757 0.6 FP Liyakat Hossain 454 0.3 Ganatantri Party Mahmudur Rahman Babu 269 0.2 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Nazirul Islam 187 0.1 Independent Jahangir Khan 184 0.1 Independent Abdur Rahman 159 0.1 UCL Naseem Ali 150 0.1 Independent Khalilur Rahman 128 0.1 NDP Alamagir Hossain 96 0.1 Independent Ahmed Aorangajeb Kabir 88 0.1 Jatiya Janata Party and Gonotantrik Oikkya Jot Md. Mujibur Rahman Hiru 73 0.1 JSD (S) Md. Gofran Miyan 64 0.0 Independent Millat Hossain 56 0.0 Independent Md. Ibrahim Hossain 48 0.0 Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) Md. Foyez Box Kadri 36 0.0 Bangladesh People's League (Garib A Nawaz) Nasir Uddin Pannu 28 0.0 Independent Abdul Malek Chowdhury 17 0.0 Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal M. A. Ahsan Atik 15 0.0 Majority 27,239 20.1 Turnout 135,194 58.1 BNP gain from JP(E)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_1-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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