Dhaka-12
Dhaka-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dhaka [North City Corporation] wards 24 through 27, as well as wards 35 and 36, integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.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 Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15, and altered the boundaries of the constituency.