# Dhaka-17

Dhaka-17 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka Cantonment and Dhaka North City Corporation wards 15 and 18 through 20. This constituency mainly includes Gulshan, Banani, Niketan, Mohakhali, Baridhara, Shahjadpur and some parts of Dhaka Cantonment.

## History

The constituency was created when, 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Kazi Mozammel Haque | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 1979 | Abdur Rauf | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 2008 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| | 2014 | SM Abul Kalam Azad | Bangladesh Nationalist Front |
| | 2018 | Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 2023 by-election | Mohammad Ali Arafat | Bangladesh Awami League |
| | 2023 | Mohammad Ali Arafat | Bangladesh Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque died in May 2023. Mohammad Ali Arafat was elected in an July 2023 by-election.
2023 Dhaka-17 by-election result :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad A. Arafat | 28,816 | 77.80 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ashraful Alom | 5,609 | 15.14 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Sikdar Anisur Rahman | 1,328 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,037 | 11.51 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 325,205 | | |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Election in the 2010s

General Election 2018: Dhaka-17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque | 1,64,610 | 79.8 | N/A |
| | BJP | Andaleeve Rahman | 38,639 | 18.7 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md Aminul Haque Talukdar | 2,665 | | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 480 | | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,25,971 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,06,394 | 65.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,13,875 | | |
| | AL gain from BNF | AL gain from BNF | AL gain from BNF | AL gain from BNF | AL gain from BNF |
General Election 2014: Dhaka-17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNF | SM Abul Kalam Azad | 43,585 | 62.6 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Abdul Latif Mallik | 22,046 | 31.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | MA Hannan Mridha | 4,046 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,539 | 30.9 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,677 | 24.0 | −46.7 |
| | BNF gain from JP(E) | BNF gain from JP(E) | BNF gain from JP(E) | BNF gain from JP(E) | BNF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | 123,936 | 66.9 | N/A |
| | BNP | Hannan Shah | 56,267 | 30.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Syad Mohammad Ibrahim | 2,773 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Shamsul Hoque | 1,594 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Shidullah Kazi | 275 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Saleh Ahamed | 174 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | United Citizen Movement | Imtiaz Mahmood | 159 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | M. A. Rashid | 80 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67,669 | 36.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,258 | 70.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) | JP(E) win (new seat) |