# Dhaka-9

Dhaka-9 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and three union parishads of Khilgaon and Sabujbagh thanas: Dakshingaon, Manda, and Nasirabad.

## 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 altered the boundaries of the constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Rafiq Uddin Ahmed | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Nurul Haque | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mahmudul Hasan | Jatiya Party |
| | 1988 | M Korban Ali | Jatiya Party |
| | 1990 by-election | Abul Hasnat | Jatiya Party |
| | Sep 1991 by-election | Jamiruddin Sarkar | BNP |
| | Feb 1996 | Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Makbul Hossain | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 2008 | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Saber Hossain Chowdhury 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-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | 179,756 | 64.9 | +25.7 |
| | BNP | Shirin Sultana | 92,227 | 33.3 | −24.0 |
| | IAB | Md. Fazlul Haq Mrida | 2,648 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Shadek Ahmed Khan | 585 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BDB | Nishar Uddin Ahmed Kazal | 444 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKA | Abdur Rashid Gazi | 441 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | National People's Party | Harun or Rashid | 220 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BJP | Rahmat Ullah | 172 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BSD | Md. Emam Hossain Khan | 140 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Juleka Haq Mrida | 110 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | People's Front | Krishak Md. Shadek | 82 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nurul Absar | 22 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87,529 | 31.6 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 276,847 | 77.7 | +21.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khandokar Mahbub Uddin Ahmad | 126,985 | 57.3 | +17.4 |
| | AL | Makbul Hossain | 86,908 | 39.2 | −5.1 |
| | IJOF | Md. Nasir Uddin Mamun | 5,636 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury | 544 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| | CPB | Abdul Maleq | 465 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Bazlur Rashid Firoz | 290 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Eaar Ahmed | 204 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Abdul Khaleque | 154 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Khaleda Begum | 101 | 0.0 | −3.2 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Mahbubur Rahman | 93 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Sohrab Khan | 83 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abu Bakar Siddiq | 49 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Despram Party | Marshal Shah Alam | 33 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shah Alam | 33 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Ali Akbar Khan | 31 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Md. Abdul Halim | 24 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rashidul Habib | 18 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,077 | 18.1 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 221,651 | 56.3 | −10.2 |
| | 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-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Makbul Hossain | 84,150 | 44.3 | |
| | BNP | Mir Showkat Ali | 75,855 | 39.9 | |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Firoj Rashid | 8,738 | 4.6 | |
| | Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Salman F. Rahman | 6,061 | 3.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nazrul Islam | 5,626 | 3.0 | |
| | Gano Forum | Kamal Hossain | 5,185 | 2.7 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Ali Akbar | 1,804 | 0.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Shafiuddin | 749 | 0.4 | |
| | Desh Prem Party | Marshal Shah Alam | 532 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Faiz Ahmed | 251 | 0.1 | |
| | BKA | Md. Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | 160 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Bazlur Rashid Firoz | 153 | 0.1 | |
| | Pragotishil Ganatantrik Sakti | Wahiduzzaman | 134 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Jatiya Agrani Party | Abdur Rahman Sakdar | 131 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Md. F. Rahman | 122 | 0.1 | |
| | Jana Dal | Shamim Rahman Talukdar | 86 | 0.0 | |
| | Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Md. Mustafizur Rahman Khan Mostafa | 71 | 0.0 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Mahabubur Rahman | 45 | 0.0 | |
| | FP | A. S. M. Jamaluddin | 35 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Krishak Raj Islami Party (F.Hq. Sardar) | Qari Md. Fazlul Haque Sardar | 33 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Islamic Biplobi Parishad | Sk. Md. Obaidullah Bin S. Jalalabad | 29 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Farid Uddin Zakir Khan | 23 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Manabadhikar Dal | B. H. Rana | 20 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Md. Arif Howlader | 18 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,295 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,011 | 66.5 | |
| | 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. J. U. Sirker of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
General Election 1991: Dhaka-9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Khaleda Zia | 55,946 | 60.4 | |
| | AL | Sajeda Chowdhury | 29,464 | 31.8 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Ruhul Amin | 2,505 | 2.7 | |
| | JP(E) | Umme Kawser Salma Bin | 1,829 | 2.0 | |
| | Zaker Party | Taufiqur Rahman | 928 | 1.0 | |
| | BKA | Md. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury | 455 | 0.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Shamsuddin Ahmed | 432 | 0.5 | |
| | Janata Mukti Party | Salah Uddin Chowdhury Bulu | 408 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Shah Alam | 144 | 0.2 | |
| | Pragotishil Ganatantrik Sakti | Md. Wahiduzzaman | 120 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | S. M. Majibar Rahman Majnu | 94 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Shahab Uddin Ahmed | 75 | 0.1 | |
| | JSD (S) | Zahanara Begum | 46 | 0.0 | |
| | Pragotishi Jatiatabadi Dal (Nurul A Moula) | Md. Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa | 40 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Bekar Samaj | Zahurul Alam | 39 | 0.0 | |
| | BAKSAL | M. A. Satter | 36 | 0.0 | |
| | Jatiya Sramajibi Party | Abdul Khalek | 28 | 0.0 | |
| | NAP (Bhashani-Mur Mohammad Kazi) | Mujibur Rahman | 27 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Jatiya People's Party | Md. Abdul Hai | 25 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Manobatabadi Dal | Md. Razu Ahmed Razu | 25 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | A. F. M. Harunar Rashid | 19 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | A. Naser Ajam Khan | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,482 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,700 | 50.3 | |
| | 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) |