Dhaka-8

{{short description|Constituency Of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Dhaka-8 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ঢাকা-৮.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Dhaka District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Dhaka Division]] | population = | electorate = 266,569 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1973

| members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = [[Mirza Abbas]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | local_council_label = | local_council = | abolished_label = | abolished = | module = {{align|left|← [[Dhaka-7|180 Dhaka-7]]}}{{align|right|[[Dhaka-9|182 Dhaka-9]] →}} }} '''Dhaka-8''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].

== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses wards [[Ward No. 8 (Dhaka South City Corporation)|8]] through [[Ward No. 13 (Dhaka South City Corporation)|13]], as well as wards [[Ward No. 19 (Dhaka South City Corporation)|19]] through [[Ward No. 21 (Dhaka South City Corporation)|21]] of [[Dhaka South City Corporation]], integrating these wards within a single administrative and electoral boundary.<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" />

During [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026 general election]], NCP coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary's rhetorical and humorous comments about [[Mirza Abbas]] was described as a ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' type rivalry by the online audience, turning Dhaka-8 as the country's most controversial and widely discussed constituency by the media outlets and election observers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-11 |title=Dhaka-8: Mirza Abbas’ experience vs Patwary’s fresh approach |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/dhaka-8-mirza-abbas-experience-vs-patwarys-fresh-approach-1358726 |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=bdnews24.com |title=Dhaka‑8: Voters rally behind Abbas as Patwary fights outsider tag |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/4c470de90a9e |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Dhaka-8 race looks uneven: voters |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.uniindia.com/~/dhaka-8-constituency-becomes-flashpoint-of-political-battle-between-bnp-and-ncp-heavyweights-well-after-end-of-polling-hours/World/news/3739199.html</ref> Mirza Abbas won with 56,552 votes, while Patwary received 51,572 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No chance to recount votes in Dhaka-8 constituency: EC |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news/566163 |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=The Daily Observer}}</ref>

== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[K. M. Shamsul Huda]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] | [[Md. Abdul Hai]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Mohammad Harun ar Rashid]] | rowspan="2" | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Anwar Hossain (politician)|Anwar Hossain]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Mir Shawkat Ali]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[Haji Mohammad Salim]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" | |[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | rowspan="3" |[[Rashed Khan Menon]] | rowspan="3" |[[Workers Party of Bangladesh]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" | |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Workers Party of Bangladesh}}" | |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[AFM Bahauddin Nasim]] |[[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Mirza Abbas]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |}

== Elections ==

=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Dhaka-8}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Mirza Abbas]] |votes=59,366 |percentage=49.3 |change=+34.67 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=National Citizen Party |candidate=Nasiruddin Patwary |votes=54,127 |percentage=44.9 |change=+44.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Kefayet Ullah |votes=1,436 |percentage=1.2 |change=+0.35 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Gono Odhikar Parishad |candidate=Meghna Alam |votes=608 |percentage=0.5 |change=+0.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,239 |percentage = 4.3 |change = -33.82 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 120,484 |percentage = 43.7 |change = -25.43 }} {{Election box Registered electors| |reg. electors = 275,471 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 2010s{{Table alignment}} === {{Election box begin | title = [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Dhaka-8<ref>[http://www.ecs.gov.bd/bec/public/files/1/national_election%20101-199.xlsx 11th Jatiya Sangsad Election (Center-wise results) – 101-198], [[Bangladesh Election Commission]], [[Agargaon]], [[Dhaka]] (20 June 2019)</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Workers Party of Bangladesh | candidate = [[Rashed Khan Menon]] | votes = 139,538 | percentage = 52.75 | change = −4.81 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party | candidate = [[Mirza Abbas]] | votes = 38,717 | percentage = 14.63 | change = −22.70 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh | candidate = Md. Abul Kashem | votes = 1,540 | percentage = 0.85 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh | candidate = Shampa Basu | votes = 521 | percentage = 0.29 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority | votes = 100,821 | percentage = 38.12 | change = −14.73 }} {{Election box turnout | votes = 182,959 | percentage = 69.13 | change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box Registered electors | reg. electors = 264,664 }} {{Election box hold with party link | winner = Workers Party of Bangladesh | swing = −4.81 }} {{Election box end}}

Rashed Khan Menon 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-8<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = [[Rashed Khan Menon]] |votes = 97,841 |percentage = 59.6 |change = +59.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Habib-un Nobi Khan Sohel |votes = 63,860 |percentage = 38.9 |change = -9.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = AKM Arfan Khan |votes = 840 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Syed Mohammed Ibrahim |votes = 688 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Mojibur Rahman Hamidi |votes = 294 |percentage = 0.2 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Rajekujjaman |votes = 229 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Safiqul Islam |votes = 195 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mrs. Nasrin Anwar |votes = 89 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Gano Front |candidate = Nur Alam Bikhato |votes = 61 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jatiya Party |candidate = Kazi Mominul Haq |votes = 60 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdul Bari |votes = 45 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Asadujjaman |votes = 28 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 33,981 |percentage = 20.7 |change = +20.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 164,230 |percentage = 73.1 |change = +8.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Workers Party of Bangladesh |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Dhaka-8<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu]] |votes = 89,789 |percentage = 48.2 |change = +11.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Haji Mohammad Salim]] |votes = 88,697 |percentage = 47.6 |change = -1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Saifuddin Ahmed |votes = 5,403 |percentage = 2.9 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Qari Shah Ahmadullah |votes = 1,201 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Firoz Khan |votes = 560 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Kamrul Hasan Riday |votes = 205 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Md. Abdul Khaleque |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Hannan Chowdhury |votes = 91 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Maububur Rahman Faisal |votes = 52 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Jahangir Alam Masud |votes = 51 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mafizul Islam |votes = 27 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 1,092 |percentage = 0.6 |change = -11.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 186,181 |percentage = 64.5 |change = -5.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Dhaka-8<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Haji Mohammad Salim]] |votes = 77,642 |percentage = 49.4 |change = +13.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Abul Hasnat |votes = 58,367 |percentage = 37.2 |change = -19.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Saifuddin Ahmed |votes = 14,022 |percentage = 8.9 |change = +7.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Sabbir Ahmed |votes = 3,486 |percentage = 2.2 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Jamal Naser Chowdhury |votes = 1,878 |percentage = 1.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Zakir Hossain Khan |votes = 812 |percentage = 0.5 |change = -0.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Sheikh Rashid Mahmud |votes = 508 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = National Awami Party |candidate = A. H. Shahab Uddin |votes = 352 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) |candidate = Md. Rashidul Islam |votes = 39 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 19,275 |percentage = 12.3 |change = -8.0 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 157,106 |percentage = 69.8 |change = +22.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Dhaka-8<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mir Shawkat Ali]] |votes = 53,651 |percentage = 56.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin]] |votes = 34,285 |percentage = 35.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Sabbir Ahmed |votes = 2,318 |percentage = 2.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Ahmadullah Ashraf |votes = 1,447 |percentage = 1.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Gulzar Hossain |votes = 1,398 |percentage = 1.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Amanullah Azim |votes = 786 |percentage = 0.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatiya Tarun Sangha |candidate = Md. Fazlul Haq |votes = 417 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = Abul Hasib Khan |votes = 384 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Ideal Party |candidate = Syed Kamal Zaidi |votes = 251 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Bekar Samaj |candidate = Md. Hasan |votes = 147 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Manobatabadi Dal |candidate = B. H. Rana |votes = 122 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = A. Rashid |votes = 112 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) |candidate = Sk. Abdul Malek |votes = 78 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Humayun Kabir Hiru |votes = 70 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}

{{Election box majority| |votes = 19,366 |percentage = 20.3 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 95,466 |percentage = 47.5 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = }} {{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= |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= |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= |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= |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= |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="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=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> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=187 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000914/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=187 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>

==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}

{{Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh}} {{Portal bar|Bangladesh|Politics|Society}} {{Coord|23.73|N|90.41|E|region:BD_type:adm3rd|display=title}}

[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh]] [[Category:Dhaka District]]