Khulna-4
Bangladeshi parliamentary constituency
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Khulna-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
| Khulna-4 | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
 | |
| District | Khulna District |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| Electorate | 373,885 (2026)[citation needed] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Parliamentary Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Member of Parliament | SK Azizul Bari Helal |
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Rupsa and Terokhada upazilas, as well as Barakpur, Dighalia, Gazirhat and Shenhati union parishads of Dighalia Upazila [1]
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing two union parishads of Dighalia Upazila: Ayongghata and Jogipole.[2][1][3]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Mostafa Rashidi Suja died in July 2018.[7] Abdus Salam Murshedy was elected unopposed on 4 September, as he was the only candidate in the by-election scheduled for later that month.[8]
Mostafa Rashidi Suja was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | M. Nurul Islam | 102,957 | 54.2 | +15.7 | ||
| AL | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | 80,307 | 42.3 | +2.2 | ||
| IJOF | Mallik Mahiuddin | 6,396 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Nurunnabi Khan Paltu | 301 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Mallik Sahidul Islam | 77 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 22,650 | 11.9 | +10.3 | |||
| Turnout | 190,038 | 81.0 | +2.2 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | 59,566 | 40.1 | +5.3 | ||
| BNP | M. Nurul Islam | 57,221 | 38.5 | +7.5 | ||
| Jamaat | Md. Abdul Hamid | 12,655 | 8.5 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Mollah Momin Uddin Ahmmed | 10,485 | 7.1 | −11.1 | ||
| IOJ | Shakhawat Hossain | 8,448 | 5.7 | −2.9 | ||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | S. M. Moslem Uddin | 165 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 2,345 | 1.6 | −2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 148,540 | 78.8 | +20.5 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | 41,693 | 34.8 | |||
| BNP | A. Khaled Md. Zia Uddin | 37,071 | 31.0 | |||
| JP(E) | Kazi Aminul Haq | 21,816 | 18.2 | |||
| IOJ | Shakhawat Hossain | 10,316 | 8.6 | |||
| UCL | Sayeedur Rahman Sheikh | 4,362 | 3.6 | |||
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin) | S. M. Amzad Hossain | 1,659 | 1.4 | |||
| Independent | Shahidul Islam | 1,416 | 1.2 | |||
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Moinul Islam | 618 | 0.5 | |||
| Independent | Moktar Hossain | 322 | 0.3 | |||
| Zaker Party | S. M. Abul Hossain | 298 | 0.2 | |||
| BAKSAL | Sk. Abdus Salam | 118 | 0.1 | |||
| Majority | 4,622 | 3.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 119,689 | 58.3 | ||||
| BNP gain from | ||||||
