# Dhaka-7

Dhaka-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 35, 36.

## 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 | Abdul Karim Bepari | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Siddiquir Rahman | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Jahangir Mohammad Adel | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Sadeque Hossain Khoka | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 2008 | Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Haji Mohammad Salim | Independent |
| | 2018 | Haji Mohammad Salim | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Haji Solaiman Salim | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dhaka-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Haji Mohammad Salim | 42,728 | 58.1 | N/A |
| | AL | Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin | 30,733 | 41.8 | −23.6 |
| | Independent | Muhammad Riaz Uddin | 3,120 | 4.1% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,995 | 16.3 | −17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,581 | 24.4 | −56.7 |
| | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin | 146,347 | 65.4 | +22.2 |
| | BNP | Md. Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pinto | 70,747 | 31.6 | −22.8 |
| | IAB | Md. Nurol Amin | 2,197 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Ganatantri Party | Sarafat Ali Hira | 1,268 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Sahida Amir | 950 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Jaforullah Khan | 672 | 0.3 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Md. Eiah Hiah Ahmed | 478 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BDB | Azmire Begam | 427 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Md. Rahim | 247 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | NAP | Md. Mostofa Kamal | 208 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Saroar Hosain | 102 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | M. Ibrahim Adil Khan | 50 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | BJP | Md. Munirol Islam Skedar | 42 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75,600 | 33.8 | +22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 223,735 | 81.1 | +13.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sadeque Hossain Khoka | 123,686 | 54.4 | +9.4 |
| | AL | Mohammad Syed | 98,229 | 43.2 | −0.6 |
| | IJOF | Jahangir Mohammad Adel | 3,093 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | BKA | Abdul Malek Chowdhury | 1,378 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| | JSD | Md. Anowar Hossain | 229 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Bangladesh Progressive Party | Muhammad Mahsin Kabir | 120 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shamim Ahmed | 75 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Salah Uddin Ahmed | 72 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh People's Congress | Md. Nurul Islam | 60 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Aslam | 59 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abu Syed | 46 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | Md. Kudrat Ullah | 45 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Jahangir Alam | 40 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | BKSMA (Sadeq) | Krishak Md. Sadeq | 32 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | BAKSAL | M. A. Shahid | 22 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nasimul Gani Khan | 21 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,457 | 11.2 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227,207 | 67.3 | −5.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sadek Hossain | 87,255 | 45.0 | −11.7 |
| | AL | Fajlul Karim | 84,940 | 43.8 | +7.3 |
| | JP(E) | Jahangir Mohammad Adel | 13,287 | 6.9 | +5.4 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A.K.M Abdus Salam | 3,494 | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| | Zaker Party | Hammadul Akbar | 1,648 | 0.9 | −0.7 |
| | IOJ | Lutfar Rahman | 1,319 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Samsuzzaman Mintu | 369 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Sahida Amir | 367 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKA | Abdul Malek Chowdhury | 170 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nasir Uddin Pannu | 159 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Vhashani Adarsha Bastabayana Parishad | Syed Minar Hossain Minu | 107 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Rowshan Ara Begum | 87 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Tanjimul Muslimin | Nur Hossain Chowdury | 81 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | FP | Md. Ansar Sikdar | 77 | 0.0 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Nasir Ali | 76 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Jatiya League (Sobhan) | Abdus Sobhan | 61 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | JSD | Habibur Rahman Showkat | 45 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam) | Md. Majibur Rahman | 42 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Ganatantrik Sarbahara Party | Qazi Farid Ahmed | 38 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 37 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | Md. Nurul Islam | 36 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Humayun Kabir | 32 | 0.0 | −0.6 |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Nurjahan Taleb Munshi | 18 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | NDP | Md. Abul Kashem | 15 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,315 | 1.2 | −18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,760 | 72.6 | +14.5 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Dhaka-7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Sadeque Hossain Khoka | 76,601 | 56.7 | |
| | AL | Sheikh Hasina | 49,362 | 36.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. M. Abdus Salam | 2,262 | 1.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Sageer Ahmed | 2,168 | 1.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Shafiqur Rahman | 1,992 | 1.5 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Begum Razia Alim | 757 | 0.6 | |
| | FP | Liyakat Hossain | 454 | 0.3 | |
| | Ganatantri Party | Mahmudur Rahman Babu | 269 | 0.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Nazirul Islam | 187 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Jahangir Khan | 184 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Abdur Rahman | 159 | 0.1 | |
| | UCL | Naseem Ali | 150 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Khalilur Rahman | 128 | 0.1 | |
| | NDP | Alamagir Hossain | 96 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Ahmed Aorangajeb Kabir | 88 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party and Gonotantrik Oikkya Jot | Md. Mujibur Rahman Hiru | 73 | 0.1 | |
| | JSD (S) | Md. Gofran Miyan | 64 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Millat Hossain | 56 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Md. Ibrahim Hossain | 48 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Yusuf) | Md. Foyez Box Kadri | 36 | 0.0 | |
| | Bangladesh People's League (Garib A Nawaz) | Nasir Uddin Pannu | 28 | 0.0 | |
| | Independent | Abdul Malek Chowdhury | 17 | 0.0 | |
| | Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | M. A. Ahsan Atik | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,239 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,194 | 58.1 | |
| | 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) |