# Dhaka-5

Dhaka-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 48 through 50, and four union parishads of Demra, Jatrabari, and Shyampur thanas: Dhania, Demra, Matuail, and Sarulia.

## 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 | Shah Moazzem Hossain | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Muhammad Hamidullah Khan | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | AKM Rahmat Ullah | Awami League |
| | 1988 | Mohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed | Independent |
| | Sep 1991 by-election | Mohammad Quamrul Islam | BNP |
| | 1996 | AKM Rahmat Ullah | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Mohammad Quamrul Islam | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 2008 | Habibur Rahman Mollah | Awami League |
| | 2020 by-election | Kazi Monirul Islam Manu | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Moshiur Rahman Mollah | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dhaka-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 108,038 | 95.0 | +41.1 |
| | BTF | Arju Shah Sayedabadi | 2,442 | 2.1 | +2.0 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Monir Hossain Komol | 1,748 | 1.5 | −2.6 |
| | NAP | Md. Abdur Rashid | 1,439 | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105,596 | 92.9 | +74.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,669 | 27.7 | −50.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 153,144 | 53.9 | +11.3 |
| | BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 99,895 | 35.2 | −18.8 |
| | JP(E) | Syed Abu Hossain | 17,246 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | IAB | ATM Hemayet Uddin | 9,247 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | NAP | Md. Abdur Rashid | 1,364 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Abu Bakar Siddik Khan | 1,227 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | PDP | Md. Khalekuzzaman Chowdhury | 444 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BTF | Md. Sanowar Hossen | 312 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BSD | Zulfiker Ali | 201 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Abul Hossen | 178 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Mazedur Rahman Khan | 157 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Wali Ullah Patuary | 113 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Nazma Akter | 105 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Ganatantri Party | Minhaz Uddin Ahmed | 93 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Zamir Ahmed | 75 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Safar Ali | 68 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,249 | 18.8 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 283,869 | 78.5 | +16.7 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mohammad Quamrul Islam | 211,440 | 54.0 | +14.8 |
| | AL | AKM Rahmat Ullah | 166,832 | 42.6 | −4.9 |
| | IJOF | Md. Alfaz Uddin | 11,558 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Amir Ali Mattabbar | 579 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | BKA | Mizanur Rahman Juktibadi | 424 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | S. M. Amzad Ali | 253 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rizwanul Islam Rubel | 92 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Laskar Keramat Ali | 89 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shahadat Hossain | 57 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,608 | 11.4 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 391,324 | 61.8 | −6.6 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | AKM Rahmat Ullah | 132,443 | 47.5 | |
| | BNP | Mohammad Quamrul Islam | 109,370 | 39.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Golam Dostagir | 24,557 | 8.8 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Asraful Haque | 7,366 | 2.6 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Momin Uddin Sarder | 1,589 | 0.6 | |
| | IOJ | Mojir Uddin Ahmed | 1,431 | 0.5 | |
| | Democratic Republican Party | Md. Anisuzzaman Khokon | 665 | 0.2 | |
| | Gano Forum | Zamil Chowdhury | 506 | 0.2 | |
| | JSD | Abul Hossain | 257 | 0.1 | |
| | BKA | Mizanur Rahman Juktibadi | 199 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Anisuzzaman Bhuyan | 128 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Liaqat Hossain | 99 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Md. Azizur Rahman | 81 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Md. Zahirul Haque | 81 | 0.0 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Hannan Hossain Chowdhury | 67 | 0.0 | |
| | FP | Fakhrul Ahsan Rana | 56 | 0.0 | |
| | Jana Dal | Mina Rahman | 44 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,073 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 278,939 | 68.4 | |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
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. Mohammad Quamrul Islam of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Dhaka-5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khaleda Zia | 71,266 | 51.5 | |
| | AL | Sahara Khatun | 45,811 | 33.1 | |
| | Independent | Mohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed | 10,725 | 7.7 | |
| | JP(E) | Golam Kadir | 3,947 | 2.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Kaiser Hamid | 2,827 | 2.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Saidul Islam Montu | 1,920 | 1.4 | |
| | BKA | Mizanur Rahman Juktibadi | 821 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | Mojammal Huq | 436 | 0.3 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Ataul Karim Faruk | 202 | 0.1 | |
| | Janata Mukti Party | Shamsur Rahman | 168 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | G M L Kabir | 104 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Republican Party | Shirajul Huq | 80 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Jatiya Tanti Dal | Md. Yakub | 49 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Md. Abul Hasan | 29 | 0.0 | |
| | Janasakti Party | Md. Abdullah Al Naser | 26 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | A. H. M. Amzad Hossian | 20 | 0.0 | |
| | Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | Afzaluddin Chowdhury | 14 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,455 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,445 | 47.7 | |
| | 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) |