Dhaka-12
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Dhaka-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 13 February, 2026, this constituency is represented by Bangladesh Jaamat-e-Islami candidate Saiful Alam.
| Dhaka-12 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 333,320 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member of Parliament | Saiful Alam Khan Milon |
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.[1]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[2] 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.[3]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | Saiful Alam Khan Milon | 53,773 | 43.96 | +43.96 | ||
| BRWP | Saiful Haque | 30,963 | 25.32 | +25.32 | ||
| Independent | Saiful Alam Nirob | 29,869 | 24.42 | +14.81 | ||
| Amjanatar Dol | Md. Tarek Rahman | 1,044 | 0.85 | +0.85 | ||
| Majority | 22,810 | 18.63 | −28.23 | |||
| Turnout | 122,268 | 36.7 | −29.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 333,320 | |||||
| Jamaat gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Asaduzzaman Khan | 191,895 | 56.47 | N/A | |
| BNP | Saiful Alam Nirob | 32,678 | 9.61 | N/A | |
| JP(E) | Md Nasir Uddin Sarkar | 759 | 0.22 | N/A | |
| Majority | 159,217 | 46.86 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 225,332 | 66.30 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 339,840 | ||||
| AL hold | |||||
Asaduzzaman Khan was elected unopposed in the 2014 General Election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 118,136 | 62.0 | +22.0 | ||
| BNP | Khandaker Mahbub Ahmad | 69,262 | 36.3 | −20.8 | ||
| IAB | Md. Abdul Awal | 2,552 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Nurun Nahar Habib | 193 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| United Citizen Movement | Md. Shahidul Islam Khan | 158 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Afzal Hossain Bachchu | 127 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| BRWP | Md. Baharana Sultan Bahar | 117 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| JSD | Abul Kalam Azad | 112 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 48,874 | 25.6 | +8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 190,657 | 57.2 | −15.9 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Dewan Md. Salauddin | 139,788 | 57.1 | +12.4 | |
| AL | Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad | 98,062 | 40.0 | +10.3 | |
| IJOF | Md. Neyamat Ullah | 5,708 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| BKA | Hafez Maulana Ali Abbas | 767 | 0.3 | −0.6 | |
| CPB | Lina Chakrabarti | 359 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Khandokar Shahin Aldin Rejvi | 177 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 41,726 | 17.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 244,861 | 69.7 | −5.2 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Dewan Md. Salauddin | 71,243 | 44.7 | −7.3 | |
| AL | Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu | 47,343 | 29.7 | −1.0 | |
| JP(E) | Md. Firoj Kabir | 33,361 | 21.0 | +18.4 | |
| Jamaat | Md. Hasan Mahabub | 4,450 | 2.8 | −0.8 | |
| BKA | Mohammad Samsuddin | 1,357 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Zaker Party | Md. Nazim Uddin | 595 | 0.4 | −0.6 | |
| NAP | Md. Mafijul Islam | 421 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | Siraj Uddin Ahmed | 366 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Gazi Nazrul Islam | 67 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23,900 | 15.0 | −6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 159,203 | 74.9 | +15.6 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Md. Niamatullah | 63,279 | 52 | |||
| AL | Shamsuddoha Khan Majlish | 37,298 | 30.7 | |||
| Independent | Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu | 8,279 | 6.8 | |||
| Jamaat | Md. Shahidul Islam | 4,402 | 3.6 | |||
| JP(E) | Mezbah | 3,119 | 2.6 | |||
| CPB | Mujahidul Islam Selim | 2,282 | 1.9 | |||
| Zaker Party | Abul Hasan | 1,211 | 1.0 | |||
| BKA | Md. Shamsuddin | 861 | 0.7 | |||
| NAP (Muzaffar) | Mafizul Islam | 673 | 0.6 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Abul Hossain | 282 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 25,981 | 21.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 121,686 | 59.3 | ||||
| BNP gain from | ||||||
