Rajshahi-4

Rajshahi-4
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Rajshahi District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	3,06,352 (2024) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1973
← 54 Rajshahi-3 56 Rajshahi-5 →

Rajshahi-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. The constituency is vacated from August 6, 2024 after the dissolution of parliament. ^{[2] [3]}

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bagmara Upazila. ^{[4] [5]}

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. ^[6]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1973	Shah Sirajul Islam Chowdhury	Awami League [7]
	1979	M. A. Salam Chowdhury	BNP [8]
Major Boundary Changes
	1986	Ayeen Uddin	Muslim League [9]
	1988	Abul Hossain	Jatiya Party [10]
	1991	Tajul Islam Md. Faruk	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Abdus Sattar Mondal	BNP
	Jun 1996	Nadim Mostafa
	2008	Enamul Haque	Awami League
	2024	Abul Kalam Azad

Elections

Elections in the 2010s and 2020s

In the 2024 Bangladesh general election, Enamul Haque was denied nomination in favor of Abul Kalam Azad. ^[11] The incumbent Enamul Haque ran as an independent candidate. ^[12] On the other hand, BNP did not participate in the election. ^[13] In this election, Abul Kalam Azad won, while Enamul Haque received second-highest votes.

General Election 2024: Rajshahi-4 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abul Kalam Azad	1,07,983	65.49	−26.37
	Independent	Enamul Haque	53,812	32.63	N/A
	JP(E)	Abu Taleb Pramanik	1518	0.92	N/A
	Independent	Babul Hossain	870	0.52	N/A
	Independent	Zinnatul Islam Zinna	560	0.34	N/A
	Independent	Saiful Islam Raihan	149	0.09	N/A
Majority			54,171	32.86	−52.17
Turnout			1,67,700	54.74	−19.82
	AL hold

In the 2018 general election, the ruling Awami League renominated Enamul Haque. ^[15] On the other hand, BNP gave ticket to former two-time MP Abu Hena. ^[16] Enamul Haque retained the seat in a receiving over 91 percent of total vote cast. ^{[17] [18]} However, Abu Hena boycotted the election amid allegations of irregularities. ^[19]

General Election 2018: Rajshahi-4 ^[20]

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. ^[21]

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. ^[22] Amjad Hossain decided to run as an independent candidate.

General Election 2008: Rajshahi-4 ^{[4] [23] [24]}

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 ^[25]

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 ^[25]

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

General Election 1991: Rajshahi-4 ^[25]

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)

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External links

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