# Dhaka-1

Dhaka-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas.

## 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 added 7 new seats to the Dhaka metropolitan area, increasing the number of constituencies in the capital from 8 to 15, and reducing the extent of the constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Abu Md. Saidur Rahman | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Khandaker Delwar Hossain | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Shahid Khandaker | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Nazmul Huda | BNP |
| | 2008 | Abdul Mannan Khan | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Salma Islam | Jatiya Party |
| | 2018 | Salman F Rahman | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dhaka-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Salma Islam | 53,341 | 52.3 | N/A |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan Khan | 48,690 | 47.7 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,651 | 4.6 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,031 | 26.9 | −61.9 |
| | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Mannan Khan | 155,864 | 54.9 | +6.4 |
| | BNP | Abdul Mannan | 121,377 | 42.8 | −8.6 |
| | IAB | Mijanur Rahaman Milon | 4,681 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Mokter Hossain | 1,303 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | BRWP | Khandaker Ali Abbas | 473 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | PDP | Shudhir Kumar Hazra | 194 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,487 | 12.1 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 283,892 | 88.8 | +10.0 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | Swing | +7.5 | |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Nazmul Huda | 48,347 | 51.4 | −3.6 |
| | AL | Salman F Rahman | 45,576 | 48.5 | +19.7 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Haroon-Ur-Rashid Khan | 110 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,771 | 2.9 | −23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,033 | 78.8 | −1.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Nazmul Huda | 38,172 | 55.0 | −5.8 |
| | AL | Md. Hasem Ali | 20,005 | 28.8 | −5.6 |
| | JP(E) | Shahid Khandaker | 6,133 | 8.8 | +8.4 |
| | IOJ | A. Rahim | 2,703 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mohammed Ullah | 1,037 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Matiur Rahman | 569 | 0.8 | −3.2 |
| | WPB | Md. Karam Ali | 245 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shamsul Haque Bachchu | 213 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Jahanara Begum | 184 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BKA | Mohiuddin Ahmed | 159 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,167 | 26.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,420 | 80.0 | +19.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Dhaka-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Nazmul Huda | 55,152 | 60.8 | |
| | AL | Md. Mahbubur Rahman | 31,245 | 34.4 | |
| | Zaker Party | Kamal Ahmed | 3,632 | 4.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Shahid Khandakar | 369 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Mozaffar Hossain | 341 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,907 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,739 | 60.7 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |