The share of parliamentary seats for Dhaka district may be increased as the Election Commission (EC) is mulling a rearrangement of the constituencies according to population and voter densities. Based on that principle, Dhaka district is bound to have two more parliamentary seats as the number of voters in each of its 20 existing seats exceeds the newly proposed parameter for voter density. Election Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune that they would like to consider both voter and population densities to demarcate the parliamentary seats for the next polls. Ruling Awami League’s Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam-Hanif also observed that if the parliamentary seats are reduced in some areas, it could lead to some inconveniences. The district-wise distribution of parliamentary seats was kept intact while demarcations of upazilas, unions and other local government units were left mostly unchanged.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 16, 2017 19:18 UTC