Rajshahi-4

Rajshahi-4
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictRajshahi District
DivisionRajshahi Division
Electorate319,909 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1973
Parliamentary PartyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Member of ParliamentMd. Abdul Bari Sarder

Rajshahi-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bagmara Upazila.[1][2]

History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Prior to 2008 delimitation, Rajshahi-4 consisted of Puthia and Durgapur Upazilas, currently Rajshahi-5 constituency. In the 2008 delimitation, a constituency was added to Rajshahi. Erstwhile Rajshahi-3, comprising Bagmara and Mohanpur upazilas, was broken up. A new constituency consisting only Bagmara upazila was created and designated Rajshahi-4.[3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1973 Shah Sirajul Islam Chowdhury Bangladesh Awami League[4]
1979 M. A. Salam Chowdhury Bangladesh Nationalist Party[5]
Major Boundary Changes
1986 Muhammad Ayyan Ud-Din Bangladesh Muslim League[6]
1988 Abul Hossain Jatiya Party (Ershad)[7]
1991 Tajul Islam Md. Faruk Bangladesh Awami League
Feb 1996 Abdus Sattar Mondal Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Jun 1996 Nadim Mostafa
2001
2008 Enamul Haque Bangladesh Awami League
2014
2018
2024 Abul Kalam Azad
2026 Md. Abdul Bari Sardar Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2026: Rajshahi-4[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jamaat Md. Abdul Bari Sarder 115,226 50.4 +50.4
BNP D. M. D. Ziaur Rahman 109,461 47.9 +41.1
Majority 5,765 2.5 −30.4
Turnout 228,568 71.4 +16.7
Registered electors 319,909
Jamaat gain from AL
General Election 2024: Rajshahi-4[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Abul Kalam Azad 107,983 65.49 −26.37
Independent Enamul Haque 53,812 32.63 N/A
JP(E) Abu Taleb Pramanik 1,518 0.92 N/A
Majority 54,171 32.86 −52.17
Turnout 167,700 54.74 −19.82
Registered electors 306,344
AL hold

Elections in the 2010s

In the 2018 general election, the ruling Awami League renominated Enamul Haque.[10] On the other hand, BNP gave ticket to former two-time MP Abu Hena.[11] Enamul Haque retained the seat in a receiving over 91 percent of total vote cast.[12][13] However, Abu Hena boycotted the election amid allegations of irregularities.[14]

General Election 2018: Rajshahi-4[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AL Enamul Haque 1,90,412 91.86 +41.56
BNP Abu Hena 14,157 6.83 −32.17
IAB Md Tajul Islam Khan 494 0.24 N/A
Independent Sardar Mohammad Sirajul Karim 434 0.21 N/A
Majority 1,76,255 85.03 +3.4
Turnout 2,07,281 74.56 −18.74
AL hold

Enamul Haque was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[16]

Elections in the 2000s

In the 2008 General election, the new-comer Enamul Haque received AL nomination, in lieu of veteran Sardar Amjad Hossain who had rejoined Awami League.[17] Amjad Hossain decided to run as an independent candidate.

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-4[1][18][19]
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
General Election 2001: Rajshahi-4[20]
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

General Election June 1996: Rajshahi-4[20]
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 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
General Election 1991: Rajshahi-4[20]
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

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Ali, Anwar; Rajshahi (2008-11-08). "AL hopeful of bagging most JS seats in Rajshahi". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  4. ↑ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "VoteDB candidates". VoteBD.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  10. ↑ "Awami League-nominated candidates". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  11. ↑ "BNP alliances submit final list of 298 candidates". Kaler Kantho. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  12. ↑ "Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results". The Daily Star. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  13. ↑ http://www.ecs.gov.bd/bec/public/files/1/11th%20nation_result_1_100.xlsx : Spreadsheet of the results from Election commission of Bangladesh
  14. ↑ "47 opposition candidates boycott polls". The Daily Star. 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  15. ↑ "Rajshahi-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  16. ↑ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  17. ↑ Ali, Anwar; Rajshahi (2008-12-26). "Feud worries grand alliance in greater Rajshahi". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  18. ↑ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  20. 1 2 3 "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.
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