Gazipur-4

Gazipur-4
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Gazipur District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	267,394 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 196 Gazipur-3 198 Gazipur-5 →

Gazipur-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Kapasia Upazila. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Dhaka constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. ^[4] The 2008 redistricting added a fifth seat to Gazipur District and altered the boundaries of Gazipur-4. ^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Mohammad Shahidullah	Jatiya Party [6]
	1988	Mohammad Obaid Ullah	Independent
	1991	ASM Hannan Shah	BNP [7]
	1996	Afsaruddin Ahmad	Awami League
	2001	Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj
	2012 by-election	Simeen Hussain Rimi

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Gazipur-4 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Simeen Hussain Rimi	112,887	92.3	+22.8
	JP(E)	MM Anowar Hossain	7,833	6.4	N/A
	BNF	Mohammad Saruyare Kaynat	1,626	1.3	N/A
Majority			105,054	85.9	+45.3
Turnout			122,346	53.3	+10.0
	AL hold

Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj submitted a letter of resignation from parliament on 23 April 2012. On procedural grounds it was not accepted, but when he again tendered his resignation on 7 July 2012, the seat was declared vacant. ^[9] Simeen Hussain Rimi, his sister, was elected in a September 2012 by-election. ^[10]

Gazipur-4 by-election, 2012 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Simeen Hussain Rimi	63,401	69.5	+7.2
	Independent	Afsaruddin Ahmad	26,349	28.9	N/A
	CPB	Asadullah Badal	1,428	1.6	N/A
Majority			37,052	40.6	+14.6
Turnout			91,178	43.3	−44.5
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Gazipur-4 ^{[2] [11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj	110,682	62.3	+11.1
	BNP	Mohammad Abdul Majid	64,466	36.3	−9.5
	IAB	Azahar Hossain Khan	1,191	0.7	N/A
	Independent	Mahmudul Alam Khan	933	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Farida Yasmin	208	0.1	N/A
	National People's Party	Md. Asraf Hossain Sarkar	82	0.0	N/A
Majority			46,216	26.0	+20.5
Turnout			177,562	87.8	+8.3
	AL hold

General Election 2001: Gazipur-4 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj	80,675	51.2	+3.2
	BNP	ASM Hannan Shah	72,082	45.8	+3.6
	Independent	Fakir Iskander Alam	3,238	2.1	N/A
	IJOF	Mostafizur Rahman	1,322	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Md. Abdul Mazid	136	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Mahmudul Alam Khan	55	0.0	N/A
Majority			8,593	5.5	−0.3
Turnout			157,508	79.5	+0.6
	AL hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Gazipur-4 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Afsaruddin Ahmad	56,504	48.0	+6.7
	BNP	ASM Hannan Shah	49,627	42.2	−2.4
	JP(E)	Md. Abdul Majid	5,838	5.0	+3.9
	JI	A. K. M. Abdur Rashid	3,486	3.0	−1.3
	IOJ	Md. Faiz Uddin	1,178	1.0	N/A
	Zaker Party	Abdul Kabir	546	0.5	−7.7
	CPB	Md. Altaf Hossain	175	0.2	0.0
	Independent	Mahabubur Rahman	133	0.1	N/A
	Bangladesh Islami Party	Md. Nazim Uddin Sheikh	132	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Abdul Qasem	90	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Shihab Uddin Mahmud	40	0.0	N/A
Majority			6,877	5.8	+2.4
Turnout			117,749	78.9	+19.0
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Gazipur-4 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	ASM Hannan Shah	46,766	44.6
	AL	Syeda Zohra Tajuddin	43,255	41.3
	Zaker Party	Abdul Kabir	8,549	8.2
	JI	A. Rashid	4,532	4.3
	JP(E)	Mostafizur Rahman	1,107	1.1
	Independent	Moazzem Hossain	339	0.3
	CPB	Md. Shahidullah	216	0.2
Majority			3,511	3.4
Turnout			104,764	59.9
	BNP hold

References

1. "Gazipur-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
5. Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
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). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. "Gazipur-4". Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
9. "Sohel Taj tenders resignation in person". The Daily Star. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
10. Hasan, Rashidul (1 October 2012). "Rimi Wins". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
11. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
12. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
13. "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

• "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.

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