# Dhaka-12

Dhaka-12 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, The constituency remains vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 24 through 27, 35, and 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 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 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 1973 by-election | Mohammad Hanif | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 1979 | Jahangir Mohammad Adel | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
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| | 1986 | Shamsuddoha Khan Majlish | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 1988 | Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| | 1991 | Md. Niamatullah | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 1996 | Dewan Md. Salauddin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2001 | Dewan Md. Salauddin | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 2008 | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | Bangladesh Awami League |
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| | 2014 | Asaduzzaman Khan | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 2018 | Asaduzzaman Khan | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 2023 | Asaduzzaman Khan | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Asaduzzaman Khan was 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-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh | 118,136 | 62.0 | +22.0 |
| | BNP | Khandaker Mahbub Ahmad | 69,262 | 36.3 | −20.8 |
| | IAB | Md. Abdul Awal | 2,552 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Nurun Nahar Habib | 193 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | United Citizen Movement | Md. Shahidul Islam Khan | 158 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Afzal Hossain Bachchu | 127 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BRWP | Md. Baharana Sultan Bahar | 117 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Abul Kalam Azad | 112 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,874 | 25.6 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,657 | 73.1 | +3.4 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Dewan Md. Salauddin | 139,788 | 57.1 | +12.4 |
| | AL | Talukdar Mohammad Towhid Jung Murad | 98,062 | 40.0 | +10.3 |
| | IJOF | Md. Neyamat Ullah | 5,708 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | BKA | Hafez Maulana Ali Abbas | 767 | 0.3 | −0.6 |
| | CPB | Lina Chakrabarti | 359 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Khandokar Shahin Aldin Rejvi | 177 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,726 | 17.0 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 244,861 | 69.7 | −5.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Dewan Md. Salauddin | 71,243 | 44.7 | −7.3 |
| | AL | Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu | 47,343 | 29.7 | −1.0 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Firoj Kabir | 33,361 | 21.0 | +18.4 |
| | JI | Md. Hasan Mahabub | 4,450 | 2.8 | −0.8 |
| | BKA | Mohammad Samsuddin | 1,357 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Nazim Uddin | 595 | 0.4 | −0.6 |
| | NAP | Md. Mafijul Islam | 421 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Siraj Uddin Ahmed | 366 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Gazi Nazrul Islam | 67 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,900 | 15.0 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,203 | 74.9 | +15.6 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Dhaka-12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Niamatullah | 63,279 | 52 | |
| | AL | Shamsuddoha Khan Majlish | 37,298 | 30.7 | |
| | Independent | Ashraf Uddin Khan Imu | 8,279 | 6.8 | |
| | JI | Md. Shahidul Islam | 4,402 | 3.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Mezbah | 3,119 | 2.6 | |
| | CPB | Mujahidul Islam Selim | 2,282 | 1.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | Abul Hasan | 1,211 | 1.0 | |
| | BKA | Md. Shamsuddin | 861 | 0.7 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Mafizul Islam | 673 | 0.6 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Abul Hossain | 282 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,981 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,686 | 59.3 | |
| | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from |