Dhaka-4
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Dhaka-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 13th February, 2026, this constituency is represented by Bangladesh Jaamat-e-Islami candidate Syed Joynul Abedin.
| Dhaka-4 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 362,506 (2026) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Seats | 177 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| Member of Parliament | Syed Joynul Abedin |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses wards 47 and 51 through 54 of Dhaka South City Corporation, as well as the union parishad of Shyampur Thana: Shyampur integrating these areas within a single administrative and electoral boundary.[1][2]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[3] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaat | Syed Joynul Abedin | 77,367 | 47.74 | +44.34 | ||
| BNP | Tanvir Ahmed | 74,447 | 45.92 | +29.02 | ||
| Majority | 2,920 | 1.80 | −35.88 | |||
| Turnout | 162,013 | 44.68 | −34.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 362,506 | |||||
| Jamaat gain from Independent | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Sayed Abu Hossain | 106,959 | 54.58 | −5.45 | |
| BNP | Salahuddin Ahmed | 33,117 | 16.90 | −15.44 | |
| IAB | Syed Mohammad Mosaddek Billah | 12,430 | 6.35 | +6.35 | |
| Majority | 73,842 | 37.68 | −11.02 | ||
| Turnout | 195,813 | 79.65 | +4.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 245,813 | ||||
| JP(E) hold | Swing | −5.45 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(E) | Sayed Abu Hossain | 17,772 | 54.6 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Awlad Hossain | 14,787 | 45.4 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 2,985 | 9.2 | −18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 32,559 | 14.2 | −65.9 | |||
| JP(E) gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sanjida Khanam | 97,828 | 60.6 | +18.3 | ||
| BNP | Abdul Hai | 52,701 | 32.7 | −19.3 | ||
| IAB | Rashid Ahmad Ferdous | 6,600 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Md. Lutfar Rahman | 1,551 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Shafiqur Rahman | 1,480 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| NAP | Makbul Ahmed Mokter | 576 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| BTF | Md. Motiur Rahman | 204 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| BKA | Md. Abdul Malek | 167 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Gano Forum | Safar Ali | 103 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| United Citizen Movement | Amir Khan | 99 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Akhter Hossen Bhuiya | 85 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 45,127 | 28.0 | +18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 161,394 | 80.1 | +20.5 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 151,368 | 52.0 | +14.7 | ||
| AL | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 123,002 | 42.3 | −4.8 | ||
| IJOF | Syed Abu Hossain Babla | 15,413 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Sahidullah Chowdhury | 507 | 0.2 | −0.1 | ||
| JSD | Habibur Rahman Shawkat | 295 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Bangladesh People's Congress | M. A. Gafur | 196 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Monir Hossain Komal | 149 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Md. Mizanur Rahman | 60 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 28,366 | 9.7 | −0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 290,990 | 59.6 | −6.3 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 102,939 | 47.1 | N/A | ||
| BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 81,522 | 37.3 | −10.6 | ||
| JP(E) | Kazi Jafar Ahmed | 18,317 | 8.4 | +2.9 | ||
| Jamaat | Shah Jalal | 7,368 | 3.4 | −1.8 | ||
| IOJ | Rashid Ahmad Ferdous | 4,719 | 2.2 | +0.2 | ||
| Zaker Party | Jahangir Alam Chowdhury | 1,989 | 0.9 | −1.5 | ||
| CPB | Sahidullah Chowdhury | 583 | 0.3 | −35.8 | ||
| BKA | Md. Jamal Uddin Mian | 435 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | S. M. Mosharaf Hossain | 269 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Ganatantrik Sarbahara Party | Rafiqul Alam | 133 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Daridra Party | Din Mohammed Bhuyan | 94 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| NDP | Md. Abu Shaleh | 86 | 0.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Yusuf Ali | 48 | 0.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Majority | 21,417 | 9.8 | −2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 218,502 | 65.9 | +24.1 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 56,362 | 47.9 | |||
| CPB | Saifuddin Ahmed Manik | 42,454 | 36.1 | |||
| JP(E) | Md. Aamir Hossain | 6,424 | 5.5 | |||
| Jamaat | Shah Jalal | 6,106 | 5.2 | |||
| Zaker Party | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | 2,803 | 2.4 | |||
| IOJ | M. A. Gafur | 2,300 | 2.0 | |||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | S. M. Jamal Badshah | 614 | 0.5 | |||
| Jatiya Biplobi Front | Abul Hossain | 170 | 0.1 | |||
| NDP | M. A. Ahad | 116 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | Kazi Abdus Salam | 95 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | M. A. Gafur | 93 | 0.1 | |||
| Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Makbul Ahmed | 60 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Gazi Md. Delwar Hossain | 59 | 0.1 | |||
| Independent | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 58 | 0.0 | |||
| Majority | 13,908 | 11.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 117,714 | 41.8 | ||||
| BNP gain from JP(E) | ||||||
