Kishoreganj-4

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Kishoreganj-4
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
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District Kishoreganj District
Division Dhaka Division
Electorate320,246 (2018) [1]
Current constituency
Created1984

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

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Austagram, Itna, and Mithamain upazilas. [2] [3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Mymensingh constituency when the former Mymensingh District was split into four districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Netrokona, and Kishoreganj. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986 Mujibul Haque Jatiya Party [5] [6]
1991 Mizanul Haque Awami League
Feb 1996 Kabira Uddina Ahmed BNP
June 1996 Mizanul Haque Awami League
2001 Osman Faruk BNP
2008 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League
2013 by-election Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election. [7]

In April 2013, Abdul Hamid became President of Bangladesh, vacating his parliamentary seat. Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq, his son, stood as an Awami League candidate in the resulting July 2013 by-election, and was elected. [8]

Kishoreganj-4 by-election, 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq 99,93362.8+7.6
Independent Syed Mohitul Islam Asheem59,22437.2N/A
Majority 40,70925.6+14.7
Turnout 159,15757.4−29.2
AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-4 [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Mohammad Abdul Hamid 115,09355.2+22.0
BNP Fazlur Rahman 92,44044.3+10.5
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Hedayetulla Hadi1,0250.5N/A
Majority 22,65310.9+10.3
Turnout 208,55886.6+12.0
AL gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-4 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Osman Faruk 65,44733.8+11.3
AL Mizanul Haque 64,23233.2−4.0
IJOF Mujibul Haque 62,53332.3N/A
KSJL Fazlur Rahman 6860.4N/A
CPB Enamul Haq6110.3N/A
Jatiya Party (M) Anowara Khan Chowdhury1620.1N/A
Majority 1,2150.6−0.7
Turnout 193,67174.6+2.7
BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-4 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Mizanul Haque 52,22037.2−5.3
JP(E) Mujibul Haque 50,39335.9+19.2
BNP Kabir Uddin Ahmed31,58822.5−14.4
JI Md. A. Hai5,6494.0N/A
Independent Asit Kumar Sarker2560.2N/A
Independent Md. Jinnatul Islam2080.1N/A
Majority 1,8271.3−4.3
Turnout 140,31471.9+22.5
AL hold
General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-4 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AL Mizanul Haque 45,60842.5
BNP Kabir Uddin Ahmed39,55436.9
JP(E) Mujibul Haque 17,95216.7
Independent Asadul Haq3,2623.0
Zaker PartyA. Latif Khandakar4820.5
CPB Md. Aamirul Islam4460.4
Majority 6,0545.6
Turnout 107,30449.4
AL hold

References

  1. "Kishoreganj-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. 1 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. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. 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.
  8. 1 2 "Rejwan wins Kishoreganj by-polls". bdnews24.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. 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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