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Kishoreganj-4

Coordinates: 24°32′N 91°06′E / 24.53°N 91.10°E / 24.53; 91.10
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Kishoreganj-4
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictKishoreganj District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate320,246 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyNone
Member(s)Vacant

Kishoreganj-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Austagram, Itna, and Mithamain upazilas.[2][3]

History

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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

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Election Member Party
1986 Mujibul Haque Jatiya Party[5][6]
1991 Mizanul Haque Awami League
February 1996 Kabira Uddina Ahmed Bangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996 Mizanul Haque Awami League
2001 Osman Faruk Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2008 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Awami League
2013 by-election Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq Awami League
2014
2018
2024

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Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

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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]

Kishoreganj-4 by-election, 2013[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

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General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-4[2][9][10]
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
General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-4[11]
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

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General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-4[11]
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-e-Islami 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
General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-4[11]
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

References

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24°32′N 91°06′E / 24.53°N 91.10°E / 24.53; 91.10


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