Kishoreganj-4

Kishoreganj-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2013 by Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq of the Awami League.

Kishoreganj-4
Constituency
for the Jatiya Sangsad
DistrictKishoreganj District
DivisionDhaka Division
Electorate320,246 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created1984
PartyAwami League
Member(s)Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq

Boundaries

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

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
ElectionMemberParty
1986 Mujibul Haque Awami League[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 Abdul Hamid Awami League
2013 by-election Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq Awami League

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]

Kishoreganj-4 by-election, 2013[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League hold

Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2008: Kishoreganj-4[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League Abdul Hamid 115,093 55.2 +22.0
BNP Fazlur Rahman 92,440 44.3 +10.5
BKM Hedayetulla Hadi 1,025 0.5 N/A
Majority 22,653 10.9 +10.3
Turnout 208,558 86.6 +12.0
Awami League gain from BNP
General Election 2001: Kishoreganj-4[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Osman Faruk 65,447 33.8 +11.3
Awami League 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 Awami League

Elections in the 1990s
General Election June 1996: Kishoreganj-4[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League hold
General Election 1991: Kishoreganj-4[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Awami League 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
Awami League hold

References
  1. "Kishoreganj-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 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. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. "Rejwan wins Kishoreganj by-polls". bdnews24.com. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 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 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.


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