Kishoreganj-4
Kishoreganj-4 | |
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Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
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District | Kishoreganj District |
Division | Dhaka Division |
Electorate | 320,246 (2018)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Party | Awami League |
Member(s) | Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq |
Kishoreganj-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2013 by Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq of the Awami League.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency encompasses Austagram, Itna, and Mithamain upazilas.[2][3]
History
[edit]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
[edit]Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2010s
[edit]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
[edit]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 | % | ±% | ||
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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
[edit]- ^ "Kishoreganj-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Constituency Maps of Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Rejwan wins Kishoreganj by-polls". bdnews24.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links
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