Kishoreganj-4 Explained

Kishoreganj-4
Parl Name:Jatiya Sangsad
District:Kishoreganj District
Region Label:Division
Region:Dhaka Division
Electorate:320,246 (2018)
Year:1984
Members:Vacant
Party:None

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

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Austagram, Itna, and Mithamain upazilas.

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1986Mujibul HaqueJatiya Party
1991Mizanul HaqueAwami League
February 1996Kabira Uddina AhmedBangladesh Nationalist Party
June 1996Mizanul HaqueAwami League
2001Osman FarukBangladesh Nationalist Party
2008Mohammad Abdul HamidAwami League
2013 by-electionRejwan Ahmed ToufiqAwami League
2014
2018
2024

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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.

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.

Elections in the 1990s

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