Bhola-4
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Bhola-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Bhola-4 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Bhola District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 498,255 (2026)[citation needed] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Char Fasson and Manpura upazilas.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Saad Zagulul Faruk | Jatiya Party[3][4] | |
| 1991 | M. M. Nazrul Islam | Awami League | |
| 1992 by-election | Jafar Ullah Chowdhury | ||
| 1996 | Nazimuddin Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | |
| 2008 | Abdullah Al Islam Jakob | Awami League | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Abdullah Al Islam Jacob was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[5]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Abdullah Al Islam Jacob | 134,831 | 58.2 | +25.1 | ||
| BNP | Nazim Uddin Alam | 95,732 | 41.3 | −18.7 | ||
| BDB | Md. Sirajul Islam | 1,017 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 39,099 | 16.9 | −10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 231,580 | 84.5 | +27.2 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nazim Uddin Alam | 94,226 | 60.0 | +4.0 | |
| AL | Abdullah Al Islam Jacob | 51,937 | 33.1 | −4.3 | |
| Independent | Jafar Ullah Chowdhury | 9,648 | 6.2 | N/A | |
| IJOF | A. T. M. Kamal Hossain | 953 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| KSJL | Md. Sirajul Islam | 197 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 42,289 | 26.9 | +8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 156,961 | 57.3 | −8.9 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Nazim Uddin Alam | 64,328 | 55.6 | +42.9 | ||
| AL | Jafar Ullah Chowdhury | 43,213 | 37.4 | −8.1 | ||
| Jamaat | Ziaul Morshed | 3,242 | 2.8 | −7.1 | ||
| JP(E) | Motahar Hossain | 2,095 | 1.8 | −28.3 | ||
| IOJ | Siddque Ullah | 1,953 | 1.7 | +1.5 | ||
| IAB | Md. Shahadat Hossain | 399 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Momtaz Begum | 397 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 21,115 | 18.3 | +2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 115,627 | 66.2 | +31.7 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
M. M. Nazrul Islam died in office in September 1992.[9] Jafar Ullah Chowdhury was elected in a December 1992 by-election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | M. M. Nazrul Islam | 32,719 | 45.5 | |||
| JP(E) | Naziur Rahman Manzur | 21,638 | 30.1 | |||
| BNP | A. K. F. Aminul Ekram | 9,110 | 12.7 | |||
| Jamaat | Md. Shahjahan MA | 7,097 | 9.9 | |||
| Zaker Party | Yakub Ali Chowdhury | 617 | 0.9 | |||
| BAKSAL | A. Malek | 330 | 0.5 | |||
| Independent | Ansar Uddin | 262 | 0.4 | |||
| IOJ | Md. Oli Ullah Miah | 114 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 11,081 | 15.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 71,877 | 34.5 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
