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Barisal-4
Barisal-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Pankaj Nath of the Awami League.
| Barisal-4 | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad | |
| District | Barisal District |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Electorate | 323,573 (2018)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Party | Awami League |
| Member(s) | Pankaj Nath |
Boundaries edit
The constituency encompasses Hizla and Mehendiganj upazilas.[2][3]
History edit
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.[5]
Members of Parliament edit
Elections edit
Elections in the 2010s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Pankaj Nath | 175,413 | 94.2 | +50.0 | ||
| BNF | Anjuman Salah Uddin | 5,629 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| JP(E) | Sheikh Md. Joynal Abedin | 5,265 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 169,784 | 91.1 | +88.9 | |||
| Turnout | 186,307 | 67.9 | -16.8 | |||
| AL gain from BNP | ||||||
Elections in the 2000s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Md. Mazbauddin Farhad | 92,856 | 46.4 | -20.4 | |
| AL | Maidul Islam | 88,483 | 44.2 | +21.1 | |
| IAB | Sayed Md. Mosaddeq Billah | 18,455 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Gano Forum | M. Fazlul Hoque | 218 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Shah M. Abul Hussain | 157 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| KSJL | Md. Abdus Sattar Sikder | 106 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,373 | 2.2 | -41.5 | ||
| Turnout | 200,275 | 84.8 | +32.2 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Shah M. Abul Hussain | 65,091 | 66.8 | +12.7 | |
| AL | Md. Mahsin Shikder | 22,502 | 23.1 | -0.9 | |
| Jatiya Party (M) | Anisur Rahman Chowdhury | 5,295 | 5.4 | N/A | |
| IJOF | Gazi Md. Abul Based | 4,158 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Md. Awolad Hossain | 333 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 42,589 | 43.7 | +13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 97,379 | 52.6 | -19.7 | ||
| BNP hold | |||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Shah M. Abul Hussain | 50,830 | 54.1 | +38.3 | ||
| AL | Mohiuddin Ahmed | 22,556 | 24.0 | +0.9 | ||
| JP(E) | A. Zabber Talukdar | 10,414 | 11.1 | -2.6 | ||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Mahmud Al Mamun | 9,577 | 10.2 | -13.0 | ||
| Zaker Party | M. A. Razzak | 506 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ||
| NDP | H. M. Ruhul Amin | 69 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 28,274 | 30.1 | -14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 93,952 | 72.3 | +34.6 | |||
| BNP gain from AL | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Mohiuddin Ahmed | 22,093 | 30.2 | |||
| Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Mahmud Hossain Al Mamun | 16,943 | 23.2 | |||
| BNP | Khandakar Mazharul Islam | 11,576 | 15.8 | |||
| JP(E) | Maidul Islam | 9,995 | 13.7 | |||
| BAKSAL | Md. Shahjahan Khan | 8,783 | 12.0 | |||
| Jatiya Jukta Front | Mostafa Hamid Chowdhury | 1,270 | 1.7 | |||
| Bangladesh Janata Party | A. S. M. Shahidul Islam | 836 | 1.1 | |||
| Zaker Party | A. Razzak Dhali | 795 | 1.1 | |||
| Jatiya Biplobi Front | Abdur Rahman Khan | 644 | 0.9 | |||
| JSD (S) | Abdul Zalil | 169 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 32,322 | 44.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 73,104 | 37.7 | ||||
| AL gain from JP(E) | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Barishal-4". The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (11 July 2008). "Final list of redrawn JS seats published". The Daily Star.
- ^ "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Result 2014. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Electoral Area Result Statistics: Barisal-4". AmarMP. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ . Amar Desh. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ . Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c . Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
External links edit
- "People's Republic of Bangladesh". Psephos.
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