Nilphamari-4

Nilphamari-4
Constituencyfor the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Nilphamari District
Division	Rangpur Division
Electorate	371,999 (2018)
Current constituency
Created	1984
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Nilphamari-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Saidpur and Kishoreganj Upazilas.^[1]

History

The constituency was established in 1984 following the division of the former Rangpur District into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

Prior to the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the constituency's boundaries. Previously, it had excluded the three northernmost union parishads of Kishoreganj Upazila: Barabita, Putimari, and Ranachandi.^[2][3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Rowshan Ali Miah	Jatiya Party[4][5]
	1988	Kazi Faruque Kader
	1991	Md. Abdul Hafiz	NAP
	Feb 1996		BNP
	Jun 1996	Asadur Rahman	Jatiya Party
	2001	Amzad Hossain Sarker	BNP
	2008	A. A. Maruf Saklain	Awami League
	2014	Shawkat Chowdhury	Jatiya Party[6]
	2018	Ahsan Adelur Rahman
	2024	Md Siddiqul Alam	Independent[7]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shawkat Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[8]

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Nilphamari-4^[2][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	A. A. Maruf Saklain	87,319	42.3	+9.1
	JP(E)	Shawkat Chowdhury	70,044	31.3	N/A
	BNP	Amzad Hossain Sarker	61,097	27.3	N/A
	IAB	Md. Sadar Uddin	2,070	0.9	N/A
	NAP	Monsura Rahman Jahangir Mohiuddin	332	0.1	N/A
Majority			17,275	7.7	+11.0
Turnout			224,122	91.07	+14.0
	ALgain from BNP

General Election 2001: Nilphamari-4^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Amzad Hossain Sarker	60,199	34.9	+19.7
	AL	A. A. Maruf Saklain	57,285	33.2	+3.1
	IJOF	Asadur Rahman	52,732	30.6	N/A
	Independent	Kazi Faruque Kader	1,658	1.0	N/A
	CPB	Md. Delwar Hossain	263	0.2	N/A
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman)	Md. Asbak Ahemmad	164	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Md. Mokhlesur Rahman	86	0.0	N/A
Majority			2,914	1.7	−10.2
Turnout			172,387	77.7	+2.0
	BNPgain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Nilphamari-4^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP(E)	Asadur Rahman	57,265	42.0	+7.9
	AL	Md. Mokhlesur Rahman	41,053	30.1	N/A
	BNP	Amzad Hossain Sarkar	20,780	15.2	+2.8
	JI	Md. Mozammel Haque Shah	14,043	10.3	−3.3
	IOJ	Md. Nurul Islam	2,022	1.5	N/A
	Zaker Party	S. M. Babul	838	0.6	−0.8
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Humayun Kabir	361	0.3	0.0
Majority			16,212	11.9	+11.8
Turnout			136,362	75.7	+24.1
	JP(E) gain from NAP

General Election 1991: Nilphamari-4^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NAP (Muzaffar)	Md. Abdul Hafiz	35,112	34.2
	JP(E)	Kazi Faruque Kader	35,009	34.1
	JI	Md. Lutfor Rahaman	13,972	13.6
	BNP	Anisul Arefin Chowdhury	12,745	12.4
	Jatiya Oikkya Front	Md. Tajul Islam	2,704	2.6
	Zaker Party	Md. Ali Gulkhan	1,429	1.4
	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh	Md. Ismael	612	0.6
	Independent	Md. Mokhlesur Rahman	550	0.5
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Md. Abu Alam	321	0.3
	Independent	Khairul Alam	155	0.2
Majority			103	0.1
Turnout			102,609	51.6
	NAP gain from JP(E)

References

1. "EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs". Prothom Alo. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
2. "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"(PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original(PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. "Delimitation of Constituencies"(PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. "List of 3rd Parliament Members"(PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "List of 4th Parliament Members"(PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
6. "Nilphamari-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
7. "Bangladesh election: List of Rangpur division's winners". Somoy Tv. 8 January 2024.
8. "Nat'l election: Number of unopposed winners now 154". The Bangladesh Chronicle. UNB. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
9. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
10. "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
11. "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

External links

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

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