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Hamidur Rahman

BNP · Dhaka-7 · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

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Party
BNP
Constituency
Dhaka-7
Terms
1
Disclosed wealth
Criminal cases
0
Education
Cabinet role

First-term BNP MP representing Old Dhaka's Lalbagh-Chawkbazar belt; attended parliamentary session April 2026 and participated in debate on the president's address.

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Provenance & notes

Constituency number 180 confirmed: parliament.gov.bd lists Constituency 180 as Dhaka-7; Wikipedia Dhaka-7 article and BSS confirm same. Area: Dhaka South City Corporation thanas of Lalbagh, Chawkbazar, Bangshal, Kamrangirchar, Kotwali (wards 23-33, 35, 36 per EC delimitation; these are urban thanas not upazilas -- schema upazilas field used for thana names as the city has no upazila-level breakdown). Vote counts (Hamidur 104,666; Enayet Ullah 98,483; total 226,175) sourced from Prothom Alo margin table and cross-checked against BSS result. Math: 104666/226175=46.28%, 98483/226175=43.54%, margin=2.74 pp, raw margin=6,183 votes -- consistent with BSS '6 thousand 183 votes' margin and Daily Star's live lead figures. Hamidur Rahman born 20 January 1967 (age 59 in 2026) per Wikipedia; first-time MP. BNP National Executive Committee membership confirmed by TBS and Daily Star candidate profiles. occupation_pre_politics=Businessman per multiple news accounts; no more specific trade confirmed. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases null: EC affidavit data not publicly accessible at time of verification -- do not impute (EC-only rule applied). Boundary not redrawn in 2024 per available EC records; no delimitation change noted in any source. ISF independent rebel Ishaq Sarker ran in this seat and reportedly split the BNP vote during the campaign per Daily Star pre-election report, but final results reflect Rahman's win nonetheless. BNP wins all 5 Dhaka district metro constituencies confirmed by TBSNews. Parliament sworn Feb 17 2026, Tarique Rahman PM confirmed.

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