{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Gaibandha-4 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = গাইবান্ধা-৪.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Gaibandha District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rangpur Division]] | population = | electorate = 468,384 (2026) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = [[Mohammad Shamim Kaiser Lincoln]] | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Gaibandha-3|31 Gaibandha-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Gaibandha-5|33 Gaibandha-5]] →}} }} '''Gaibandha-4''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 13th February, 2026, [[Shamim Kaisar Lincoln]] represents this constituency, he is a member of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Gobindaganj Upazila]].<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: [[Nilphamari District|Nilphamari]], [[Lalmonirhat District|Lalmonirhat]], [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]], [[Kurigram District|Kurigram]], and [[Gaibandha District|Gaibandha]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | [[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | [[Ataur Rahman (Gaibandha politician)|Ataur Rahman]] | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Abdul Mannan Mandal]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Abdul Mottaleb Akanda]] | rowspan="2" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | 2006 by-election | [[Shamim Kaisar Lincoln]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Monowar Hossain Chowdhury]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Md. Abul Kalam Azad]] | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Monowar Hossain Chowdhury]] | rowspan="2" | [[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Md. Abul Kalam Azad]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[Shamim Kaisar Lincoln]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Gaibandha-4<ref>{{cite web |title=গাইবান্ধা-৪ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/32 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Syed Touhidul Islam Tuhin |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Md. Abdur Rahim Sarkar |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh |candidate=Md. Atwarul Islam |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent politician |candidate=Md. Abdur Rouf Akand |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=Kazi Md. Mashiur Rahman |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=[[Shamim Kaisar Lincoln]] |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Gaibandha-4<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Md. Abul Kalam Azad]] |votes = 98,546 |percentage = 60.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Monowar Hossain Chowdhury]] |votes = 64,614 |percentage = 39.6 |change = -12.5 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 33,932 |percentage = 20.8 |change = -6.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 163,160 |percentage = 46.3 |change = -43.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Independent (politician) |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Gaibandha-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Monowar Hossain Chowdhury]] |votes = 145,201 |percentage = 52.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Abdur Rahim Sarkar |votes = 70,111 |percentage = 25.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Mohammad Ali Mahbub Talukdar |votes = 49,040 |percentage = 17.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Shamim Kaisar Lincoln]] |votes = 12,720 |percentage = 4.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party |candidate = Md. Mozibor Rahman |votes = 906 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = Md. Abu Taleb Mondal |votes = 903 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 75,090 |percentage = 26.9 |change = }}
{{Election box turnout| |votes = 278,881 |percentage = 89.5 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
Abdul Mottaleb Akanda died in March 2006.<ref name="ds6Apr2006" /> Shamim Kaisar Lincoln of the BNP was elected in a May 2006 by-election.<ref name="bdn9May2006" />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Gaibandha-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdul Mottaleb Akanda]] |votes = 96,108 |percentage = 41.0 |change = +29.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Mozammel Hossain Pradhan |votes = 75,106 |percentage = 32.0 |change = +3.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = [[Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury]] |votes = 63,296 |percentage = 27.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 21,002 |percentage = 9.0 |change = -1.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 234,510 |percentage = 80.5 |change = +6.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Gaibandha-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury]] |votes = 67,419 |percentage = 38.9 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Tozammal Hossain Prodhan |votes = 48,919 |percentage = 28.2 |change = +11.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = A. K. Afaz Uddin Ahmed |votes = 25,278 |percentage = 14.6 |change = -7.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Abdul Mannan Mondal |votes = 19,860 |percentage = 11.5 |change = +5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Mazibur Rahman |votes = 4,272 |percentage = 2.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[Md. Abul Kalam Azad]] |votes = 3,720 |percentage = 2.1 |change = +0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Ferdaus Alam |votes = 1,225 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Enamul Kabir Torab |votes = 1,079 |percentage = 0.6 |change = -0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Sheikh Sadek |votes = 427 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Majibur Rahman |votes = 407 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Md. Abdus Samad |votes = 360 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Gano Forum |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam Sarkar |votes = 254 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 18,500 |percentage = 10.7 |change = -2.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 173,220 |percentage = 74.5 |change = +19.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Gaibandha-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Lutfur Rahman Chowdhury]] |votes = 44,784 |percentage = 36.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Afaz Uddin Ahmed |votes = 28,052 |percentage = 22.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Shah Jahangir Kobir |votes = 21,006 |percentage = 16.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Sirajul Islam |votes = 7,724 |percentage = 6.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Jamalur Rahman Pradan |votes = 6,195 |percentage = 5.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdur Rahman |votes = 4,212 |percentage = 3.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[Md. Abul Kalam Azad]] |votes = 2,418 |percentage = 1.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Ataur Rahman (Gaibandha politician)|Ataur Rahman]] |votes = 2,370 |percentage = 1.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Nurul Islam |votes = 2,088 |percentage = 1.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Enamul Kabir Torab |votes = 1,895 |percentage = 1.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Muklasur Rahman |votes = 894 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Md. Abdur Razzak |votes = 874 |percentage = 0.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatia Mukti Dal |candidate = Mohammad Hossain Foku |votes = 794 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Entazur Rahman |votes = 583 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NAP (Muzaffar) |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam |votes = 338 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) |candidate = Khalilur Rahman |votes = 205 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = NDP |candidate = Khandakar Abu Taher |votes = 56 |percentage = 0.0 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 16,732 |percentage = 13.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 124,488 |percentage = 55.4 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |loser = }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Gaibandha-4 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Gaibandha-4&d=rangpur |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 |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |url-status=dead }}</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 |title=Gaibandha-4 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=32 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715064425/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=32 |archive-date=15 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=63 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Gaibandha-4 |website=AmarMP |access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=31&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=27 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034205/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=31&Year=2008 |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="ds6Apr2006">{{cite news |title=Ershad won't contest by-polls in Gaibandha |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/04/06/d60406012214.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=6 April 2006 |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715064427/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/04/06/d60406012214.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="bdn9May2006">{{cite news |title=4-party alliance candidate Kaiser elected in Gaibandha-4 by-polls |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2006/05/09/4-party-alliance-candidate-kaiser-elected-in-gaibandha-4-by-polls |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=9 May 2006 |access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref> <ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=32 |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/20081229002847/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=32 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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