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S M Jahangir Hossain

BNP · Dhaka-18 · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Party
BNP
Constituency
Dhaka-18
Terms
1
Disclosed wealth
Criminal cases
0
Education
SSC (1987) BJ Press School; HSC (1989) Tejgaon College; BA (1991) Tejgaon College
Cabinet role

Active constituency MP focused on civic infrastructure in Uttara area; organized community events; member of House Committee dealing with parliamentary facilities.

Recent activity

Provenance & notes

Constituency number 191 confirmed by Wikipedia (Dhaka-18) and MP's own website (smjahangir.com lists constituency 191, Dhaka-18). Boundary was redrawn in 2008 (not 2024) when EC added 7 new Dhaka metropolitan seats; no 2024 redraw confirmed. Geographic coverage: 5 thanas (Uttara, Turag, Uttar Khan, Dakshin Khan, Khilkhet) plus DNCC wards 1 and 17, including Hazrat Shahjalal Airport area. Vote counts verified from Wikipedia and BSS: Jahangir 144,715, Ariful Islam 111,297, Anwar Hossain (IAB) 4,727, Mohiuddin Howladar (Independent) 3,205, Zakir Hossain JP(E) 2,557. Total valid votes 274,667 per Wikipedia; BSS cited 255,012 in an initial report (likely a partial-count figure before postal ballots). Vote shares computed from raw figures against 274,667 total: Jahangir 52.69%, Ariful 40.52%, margin 12.17 pp. Wikipedia's displayed '56.53%/43.47%' are two-candidate shares excluding minor candidates -- not used. Registered electorate: 613,883 (313,050 male, 300,827 female, 6 transgender); turnout 44.76%. Age 53 at election date (DOB 1 January 1973 per smjahangir.com). EC affidavit not publicly accessible: wealth_disclosed_bdt and income_annual_disclosed_bdt set null per EC-only rule. criminal_cases: MP's website notes 329+ politically motivated cases filed under previous AL government; these are historical persecution cases, not ongoing criminal cases confirmed via EC affidavit -- field set to empty list per EC-only rule. Prior terms: first-time MP per BSS first-time MPs report (13th parliament). Committee membership confirmed via BSS report of 30 March 2026 House Committee meeting listing SM Jahangir Hossain as member.

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