Nilphamari-4 Explained

Nilphamari-4
Parl Name:	Jatiya Sangsad
District:	Nilphamari District
Region Label:	Division
Region:	Rangpur Division
Electorate:	371,999 (2018)
Year:	1984
Module:	Seat no. 15

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

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Saidpur and Kishoreganj upazilas.

History

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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Rowshan Ali Miah	Jatiya Party
	1988	Kazi Faruque Kader	Jatiya Party
	1991	Md. Abdul Hafiz	NAP (Muzaffar)
	1996	Asadur Rahman	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2001	Amzad Hossain Sarker	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	2008	A. A. Maruf Saklain	Bangladesh Awami League
	2014	Shawkat Chowdhury	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2018	Ahsan Adelur Rahman	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
	2024	Md Siddiqul Alam	Independent (politician)^[1]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Shawkat Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

Elections in the 1990s

External links

• Web site: People's Republic of Bangladesh . Psephos.

Notes and References

1. News: 8 January 2024 . Bangladesh election: List of Rangpur division’s winners . Somoy Tv.