{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Brahmanbaria-4 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া-৪.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Brahmanbaria District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 327,257 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | members = Mushfiqur Rahman | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Brahmanbaria-3|245 Brahmanbaria-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Brahmanbaria-5|247 Brahmanbaria-5]] →}} }} '''Brahmanbaria-4''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Akhaura Upazila|Akhaura]] and [[Kasba Upazila|Kasba]] upazilas.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Comilla-4 constituency when the former Comilla District was split into three districts: [[Brahmanbaria District|Brahmanbaria]], [[Comilla District|Comilla]], and [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Liaquat Ali (Brahmanbaria politician)|Liaquat Ali]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Mohammad Jahangir Osman]] | <ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Mia Abdullah Wazed]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] | [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1961)|Shah Alam]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Mushfiqur Rahman (politician)|Mushfiqur Rahman]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1961)|Shah Alam]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |[[Anisul Huq (politician)|Anisul Huq]] | [[Bangladesh Awami League ]] |- |style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party }}"| | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election |2026]] | [[Mushfiqur Rahman(politician)|Musfiqur Rahman]] |[[BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Anisul Huq was elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Brahmanbaria-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1961)|Shah Alam]] |votes = 118,692 |percentage = 58.3 |change = +22.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mushfiqur Rahman (politician)|Mushfiqur Rahman]] |votes = 82,567 |percentage = 40.6 |change = -7.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Musleh Uddin Bhuiyan |votes = 978 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 425 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islamic Front Bangladesh |candidate = Mohammad Ishak |votes = 340 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = Md. Tazul Islam Aktari |votes = 244 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = Khandokar Hebjur Rahman |votes = 190 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Sheikh Mohammad Badrul Alam |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 36,125 |percentage = 17.7 |change = +5.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 203,541 |percentage = 85.5 |change = +17.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Brahmanbaria-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mushfiqur Rahman (politician)|Mushfiqur Rahman]] |votes = 81,229 |percentage = 48.3 |change = +19 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1961)|Shah Alam]] |votes = 60,340 |percentage = 35.9 |change = +4.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Md. Salim |votes = 25,773 |percentage = 15.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Islami Front |candidate = Delwar Hossain Bir Protik |votes = 355 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Krishak Sramik Janata League |candidate = Md. Enayet Ullah Khan |votes = 265 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Khandokar Hebjur Rahman |votes = 136 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 20,889 |percentage = 12.4 |change = +11.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 168,098 |percentage = 67.8 |change = -8.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Brahmanbaria-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1961)|Shah Alam]] |votes = 41,615 |percentage = 31.4 |change = +8.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Shahidul Hossain |votes = 40,989 |percentage = 31.0 |change = +18.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mia Abdullah Wazed]] |votes = 38,815 |percentage = 29.3 |change = -2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Kazi Nazrul Islam Khadem |votes = 7,913 |percentage = 6.0 |change = -3.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Pasha Ali |votes = 1,030 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Humayun Kabir |votes = 718 |percentage = 0.5 |change = -0.2 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Hossain Ahmed Bhuiyan |votes = 296 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Sree Dilip Bhadra |votes = 261 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Rejaur Rahman |votes = 243 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Nurul Haque Sarker |votes = 232 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Ferdous Akand |votes = 215 |percentage = 0.2 |change = 0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Jahangir Osman Bhuiyan |votes = 73 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 626 |percentage = 0.5 |change = -8.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 132,400 |percentage = 76.0 |change = +25.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Brahmanbaria-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mia Abdullah Wazed]] |votes = 37,328 |percentage = 31.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Serajul Huq (politician)|Serajul Huq]] |votes = 26,867 |percentage = 22.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sadeq Ali |votes = 18,429 |percentage = 15.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Jahangir Osman Bhuiyan |votes = 14,198 |percentage = 12.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Kazi Nazrul Islam Khadem |votes = 10,997 |percentage = 9.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Pragotishil Ganatantrik Sakti |candidate = [[Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan]] |votes = 6,557 |percentage = 5.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Humayun Kabir |votes = 829 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury |votes = 762 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Dilara Begum |votes = 487 |percentage = 0.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Shah Alam (Bangladeshi politician, born 1961)|Shah Alam]] |votes = 319 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Ferdous Akand |votes = 278 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Ali Arshad |votes = 224 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sharif Iqbal Chowdhury |votes = 157 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 10,461 |percentage = 8.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 117,432 |percentage = 50.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Brahmanbaria-4 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Brahmanbaria-4&d=chattogram |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="maps">{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="ecs">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |language=bn |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1986results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="1988results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2014results">{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Taib |date=15 December 2013 |title=AL closer to majority before voting |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 August 2014 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=241&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002852/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=245 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008nomination">{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=245 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002919/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=245 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
==External links== * {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
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