Dhaka-9


Dhaka-9 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka [South City Corporation] wards 1 |1] through 7 |7], as well as three union parishads of Khilgaon and Sabujbagh Thanas: Dakshingaon, Manda, and Nasirabad 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 Bangladesh [Election Commission|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.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Saber Hossain Chowdhury was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7, Dhaka-5, Dhaka-9, Feni-1, and Chittagong-8. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. J. U. Sirker of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.