Rajshahi-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Enamul Haque of the Awami League.
| Rajshahi-4 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Rajshahi District |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| Electorate | 278,008 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Abul Kalam Azad |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Bagmara Upazila.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
Enamul Haque was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[8]
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Enamul Haque | 107,751 | 50.3 | +6.6 | ||
| BNP | Mohammad Abdul Gafur | 83,633 | 39.0 | -12.4 | ||
| Independent | Sardar Amjad Hossain | 20,676 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Mohammad Mohosin Pramanik | 1,861 | 0.9 | +0.7 | ||
| National People's Party | Zinnatul Islam Zinnah | 298 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| BSD | Atikur Rahman | 182 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 24,118 | 11.2 | +3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 214,401 | 93.3 | +1.1 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nadim Mostafa | 100,551 | 51.4 | +17.6 | |
| AL | Tajul Islam Md. Faruk | 85,356 | 43.7 | +13.5 | |
| IJOF | Abdul Wahed | 9,032 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| CPB | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | 372 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Altaf Hossain | 88 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Nazrul Islam | 54 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,195 | 7.8 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 195,453 | 92.2 | +4.2 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nadim Mostafa | 50,827 | 33.8 | +5.1 | ||
| AL | Tajul Islam Md. Faruk | 45,293 | 30.2 | -7.9 | ||
| JP(E) | Ayeen Uddin | 23,701 | 15.8 | +12.9 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Mokshed Ali | 17,996 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Nazrul Islam | 7,843 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Abdul Wahed | 4,354 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
| FP | Sayed Ali Hasan | 164 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 5,534 | 3.7 | -5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 150,178 | 88.0 | +11.2 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Tajul Islam Md. Faruk | 47,194 | 38.1 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin) | Ayeen Uddin | 36,254 | 29.3 | |||
| BNP | Abdus Sattar Mondal | 35,482 | 28.7 | |||
| JP(E) | Abul Hossain | 3,586 | 2.9 | |||
| CPB | Sadar Uddin Ahmed | 1,325 | 1.1 | |||
| Majority | 10,940 | 8.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 123,841 | 76.8 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Rajshahi-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links edit
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