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Nilphamari-4

Coordinates: 25°47′N 88°54′E / 25.78°N 88.90°E / 25.78; 88.90
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Nilphamari-4
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictNilphamari District
DivisionRangpur Division
Electorate371,999 (2018)
Current constituency
Created1984

Nilphamari-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh . Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

Boundaries

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The constituency encompasses Saidpur and Kishoreganj upazilas.[1]

History

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The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it excluded the three northernmost union parishads of Kishoreganj Upazila: Barabhita, Putimari, and Ranachandi.[2][3]

Members of Parliament

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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

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Elections in the 2010s

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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

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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
AL gain 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
BNP gain from JP(E)

Elections in the 1990s

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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
Jamaat-e-Islami 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
Jamaat-e-Islami 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

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  1. ^ "EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs". Prothom Alo. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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.
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