Kishoreganj-4
Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad
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Kishoreganj-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
| Kishoreganj-4 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| District | Kishoreganj District |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| Electorate | 320,246 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
Boundaries
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2026 | Md Fazlur Rahman | BNP | |
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq | 99,933 | 62.8 | +7.6 | |
| Independent | Syed Mohitul Islam Asheem | 59,224 | 37.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 40,709 | 25.6 | +14.7 | ||
| Turnout | 159,157 | 57.4 | −29.2 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohammad Abdul Hamid | 115,093 | 55.2 | +22.0 | ||
| BNP | Fazlur Rahman | 92,440 | 44.3 | +10.5 | ||
| Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Hedayetulla Hadi | 1,025 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 22,653 | 10.9 | +10.3 | |||
| Turnout | 208,558 | 86.6 | +12.0 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Osman Faruk | 65,447 | 33.8 | +11.3 | ||
| AL | Mizanul Haque | 64,232 | 33.2 | −4.0 | ||
| IJOF | Mujibul Haque | 62,533 | 32.3 | N/A | ||
| KSJL | Fazlur Rahman | 686 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| CPB | Enamul Haq | 611 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Jatiya Party (M) | Anowara Khan Chowdhury | 162 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,215 | 0.6 | −0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 193,671 | 74.6 | +2.7 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mizanul Haque | 52,220 | 37.2 | −5.3 | |
| JP(E) | Mujibul Haque | 50,393 | 35.9 | +19.2 | |
| BNP | Kabir Uddin Ahmed | 31,588 | 22.5 | −14.4 | |
| Jamaat | Md. A. Hai | 5,649 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Asit Kumar Sarker | 256 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Jinnatul Islam | 208 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,827 | 1.3 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 140,314 | 71.9 | +22.5 | ||
| AL hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mizanul Haque | 45,608 | 42.5 | ||
| BNP | Kabir Uddin Ahmed | 39,554 | 36.9 | ||
| JP(E) | Mujibul Haque | 17,952 | 16.7 | ||
| Independent | Asadul Haq | 3,262 | 3.0 | ||
| Zaker Party | A. Latif Khandakar | 482 | 0.5 | ||
| CPB | Md. Aamirul Islam | 446 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 6,054 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 107,304 | 49.4 | |||
| AL hold | |||||
