# Dhaka-2

Dhaka-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 55 through 57; one union parishad of Kamrangirchar and Hazaribagh thanas: Sultanganj; seven union parishads of Keraniganj Upazila: Basta, Hazratpur, Kalatia, Kalindi, Ruhitpur, Sakta, and Taranagar; and three union parishads of Savar Upazila: Amin Bazar, Bhakurta, and Tetuljhora.

## 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. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Moslem Uddin Khan | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Abdul Halim Chowdhury | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Burhan Uddin Khan | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Burhan Uddin Khan | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Abdul Mannan | BNP |
| | 2008 | Qamrul Islam | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Qamrul Islam 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

General Election 2008: Dhaka-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Qamrul Islam | 180,172 | 57.0 | +8.3 |
| | BNP | Md. Matiur Rahman | 124,600 | 39.4 | −11.1 |
| | IAB | Ruhul Amin | 4,831 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | BTF | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | 2,017 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Josim Uddin | 1,971 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Habibullah | 1,787 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | BDB | Fazlul Haque | 352 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Front | Hammed Ali Sheikh | 248 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Mubinul Haque | 187 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,572 | 17.6 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 316,165 | 83.6 | +5.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdul Mannan | 70,958 | 50.5 | +3.5 |
| | AL | Mohammad Noor Ali | 68,414 | 48.7 | +17.0 |
| | IJOF | M. R. Haroon | 906 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Matiur Rahman | 211 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,544 | 1.8 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,489 | 78.5 | −1.1 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdul Mannan | 50,818 | 47.0 | +5.2 |
| | AL | A. Baten Mian | 34,344 | 31.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | A. K. M. Abdul Halim | 20,492 | 18.9 | +4.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Minhaz Uddin | 1,565 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Kazi Ferdous | 503 | 0.5 | −1.9 |
| | WPB | Khandokar Ali Abbas | 221 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Nur Mohammed Sharifi | 153 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sudhir Kumar Hazra | 62 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dewan Kamal Anwar | 26 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,474 | 15.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,184 | 79.6 | +22.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Dhaka-2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdul Mannan | 37,415 | 41.8 | |
| | BAKSAL | Azizur Rahman | 28,820 | 32.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Sudhir Kumar Hazra | 12,778 | 14.3 | |
| | UCL | Siraj Uddin Ahmed | 7,284 | 8.1 | |
| | Zaker Party | Arshed Gazi | 2,135 | 2.4 | |
| | Independent | Dewan Mintu | 429 | 0.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Jatiya Tanti Dal | Siraj Uddin | 302 | 0.3 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nazirul Islam | 182 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Abu Md. Subid Ali | 61 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,595 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,406 | 57.4 | |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |