Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
Dhaka-10 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh . Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 14 through 18, and 22.[ 2] [ 3]
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 .[ 4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[ 5]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[ 10]
Elections in the 2000s
Abdul Mannan resigned from parliament in March 2004 to join a new political party, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh . Mannan's resignation triggered a July 2004 by-election, in which Mohammad Mosaddak Ali of the BNP was elected.[ 13]
Elections in the 1990s
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