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Dewan Md. Salauddin

BNP · Dhaka-19 · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Party
BNP
Constituency
Dhaka-19
Terms
3
Disclosed wealth
Criminal cases
0
Education
MBBS, Mymensingh Medical College; SSC, Momenshahi Cadet College
Cabinet role

Constituency MP focused on drug eradication and urban improvement in Savar-Ashulia industrial area; pledged '100-day action plan' against extortion and drugs under 'Green Savar, Clean Savar' initiative.

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Provenance & notes

Constituency number 192 confirmed by Wikipedia (Dhaka-19 article explicitly states 'Constituency No. 192') and viewsbangladesh.com ('Parliamentary Constituency No. 192'). No EC-2024 boundary redraw; the constituency was created in the 2008 delimitation when Dhaka District expanded from 13 to 20 seats, with the former Dhaka-12 renumbered and a new Dhaka-12 created. Geographic coverage: all of Savar Upazila -- 6 unions (Shimulia, Dhamsona, Iarpur, Ashulia, Birulia, Pathalia, Savar union), Savar Municipality, and Savar Cantonment. Registered electorate per viewsbangladesh: 747,070 (379,906 male, 367,151 female, 13 transgender); 278 polling centres. Turnout 45.12% (337,069 / 747,070) per Wikipedia. Vote counts verified across Wikipedia and BSS: Dewan Md. Salauddin (BNP) 190,976 (56.66%), Dilshana Parul (NCP) 125,283 (37.17%), margin 65,693 (19.49 pp). Six minor candidates (Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardi LDP, Md. Israfil Hossain Savari NPP, Md. Bahadur Islam Jatiya Party, Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Gono Odhikar Parishad, Md. Faruk Khan Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Md. Kamrul Bangladesh Muslim League) accounted for remaining 6.17% combined; individual vote counts unavailable from open sources. MP profile: Dewan Md. Salauddin (also written Salahuddin/Salahuddin Babu), born 1 October 1962 in Zirabo, Savar Upazila (age 63 at last_updated). MBBS from Mymensingh Medical College; SSC from Momenshahi Cadet College. Prior 2 terms (1996-2001, 2001-2006) from old Dhaka-12 constituency; lost in 2008 and 2018 general elections. Father: Dewan Mohammad Idris (former politician). Spouse: Sabina Siddiqua Rita. Party role: President, Dhaka District BNP (Wikipedia; BSS reported 'Joint Family Welfare Secretary' in earlier campaign-era references -- the District President designation is the more senior and current role per Wikipedia). criminal_cases: Per EC-only rule, field is empty -- EC affidavit content is not publicly accessible. Note for record: Dewan Salauddin was arrested 25 October 2015 on charges of sabotage, vandalism, arson, and possession of explosives (revolver, 5 rounds, 24 homemade bombs) in connection with 2015 BNP-led blockade violence in Savar; remanded in two cases; released on bail March 2016. He characterised charges as politically motivated. Case status under the post-August 2024 political transition is unverified from open sources. committee_memberships: No current-term (13th parliament) committee appointment confirmed from open sources; the Health Ministry Standing Committee membership (January 2000) was in his 2nd term. activity_score 2 reflects newly sworn MP with no post-swearing-in news beyond inaugural session attendance in the 90-day window.

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