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Bangladeshi parliamentary constituency

Khulna-4 Parliamentary constituency constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad District Khulna District Division Khulna Division Electorate 373,885 (2026)[citation needed] Current constituency Created 1973 Parliamentary Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party Member of Parliament SK Azizul Bari Helal ← 101 Khulna-3 103 Khulna-5 →

**Khulna-4** is a constituency represented in the [Jatiya Sangsad](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) (National Parliament) of [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh). Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses [Rupsa](/source/Rupsa_Upazila) and [Terokhada](/source/Terokhada_Upazila) upazilas, as well as Barakpur, Dighalia, Gazirhat and Shenhati [union parishads](/source/Union_parishad) of [Dighalia Upazila](/source/Dighalia_Upazila) [1]

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

Ahead of the [2018 general election](/source/2018_Bangladeshi_general_election), the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing two union parishads of Dighalia Upazila: Ayongghata and Jogipole.[2][1][3]

## Members of Parliament

Election Member Party 1973 Sheikh Abdul Aziz Awami League[4] 1979 Abdul Latif Khan Awami League Major Boundary Changes 1986 Sheikh Shahidur Rahman Workers Party[5] 1988 Moktar Hossain Jatiya Party[6] 1991 Mostafa Rashidi Suja Awami League Feb 1996 M. Nurul Islam BNP Jun 1996 Mostafa Rashidi Suja Awami League 2001 M. Nurul Islam BNP 2008 Molla Jalal Uddin Awami League 2014 Mostafa Rashidi Suja Awami League 2018 Abdus Salam Murshedy Awami League 2026 SK Azizul Bari Helal BNP

## Elections

### Elections in the 2010s

Mostafa Rashidi Suja died in July 2018.[7] [Abdus Salam Murshedy](/source/Abdus_Salam_Murshedy) was elected unopposed on 4 September, as he was the only candidate in the by-election scheduled for later that month.[8]

Mostafa Rashidi Suja was elected unopposed in the [2014 general election](/source/2014_Bangladeshi_general_election) after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.[9]

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Khulna-4[2][10][11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Molla Jalal Uddin 109,216 50.6 +8.3 BNP Sharif Shah Kamal 97,547 45.2 −9.0 IAB Younus Ahammed Sheikh 8,837 4.1 N/A BML Wazir Ali Morol 176 0.1 N/A Majority 11,669 5.4 −6.5 Turnout 215,776 88.9 +7.9 AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Khulna-4[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BNP M. Nurul Islam 102,957 54.2 +15.7 AL Mostafa Rashidi Suja 80,307 42.3 +2.2 IJOF Mallik Mahiuddin 6,396 3.4 N/A Independent Nurunnabi Khan Paltu 301 0.2 N/A Jatiya Party (M) Mallik Sahidul Islam 77 0.0 N/A Majority 22,650 11.9 +10.3 Turnout 190,038 81.0 +2.2 BNP gain from AL

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Khulna-4[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Mostafa Rashidi Suja 59,566 40.1 +5.3 BNP M. Nurul Islam 57,221 38.5 +7.5 Jamaat Md. Abdul Hamid 12,655 8.5 N/A JP(E) Mollah Momin Uddin Ahmmed 10,485 7.1 −11.1 IOJ Shakhawat Hossain 8,448 5.7 −2.9 Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) S. M. Moslem Uddin 165 0.1 N/A Majority 2,345 1.6 −2.3 Turnout 148,540 78.8 +20.5 AL gain from BNP

General Election 1991: Khulna-4[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% AL Mostafa Rashidi Suja 41,693 34.8 BNP A. Khaled Md. Zia Uddin 37,071 31.0 JP(E) Kazi Aminul Haq 21,816 18.2 IOJ Shakhawat Hossain 10,316 8.6 UCL Sayeedur Rahman Sheikh 4,362 3.6 Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin) S. M. Amzad Hossain 1,659 1.4 Independent Shahidul Islam 1,416 1.2 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Md. Moinul Islam 618 0.5 Independent Moktar Hossain 322 0.3 Zaker Party S. M. Abul Hossain 298 0.2 BAKSAL Sk. Abdus Salam 118 0.1 Majority 4,622 3.9 Turnout 119,689 58.3 BNP gain from

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pa1May2018_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pa1May2018_1-1) ["EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs"](http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/174911/EC-changes-25-parliament-seat-demarcations-under). *Prothom Alo*. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-maps_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-maps_2-1) ["Constituency Maps of Bangladesh"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814131945/http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf) (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ecs_3-0)** ["Delimitation of Constituencies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727220238/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF) (PDF) on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1973results_4-0)** ["List of 1st Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1986results_5-0)** ["List of 3rd Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1988results_6-0)** ["List of 4th Parliament Members"](http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf) (PDF). *Bangladesh Parliament* (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ds27Jul2018_7-0)** ["Ex-whip Mostafa Suja passes away"](https://www.thedailystar.net/country/khulna-4-al-mp-mostafa-rashidi-suja-passes-away-1611958). *The Daily Star*. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bdn4Sep2018_8-0)** ["Salam Murshedy elected Khulna-4 MP in uncontested by-polls"](https://bdnews24.com/politics/2018/09/04/salam-murshedy-elected-khulna-4-mp-in-uncontested-by-polls). *bdnews24.com*. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2014results_9-0)** Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). ["AL closer to majority before voting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164909/http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/). *New Age*. Dhaka. Archived from [the original](http://archive.newagebd.net/260342/al-closer-to-majority-before-voting/) on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008results_10-0)** ["Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210714113549/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=101&Year=2008). *Amar Desh*. Archived from [the original](http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=101&Year=2008) on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2008nomination_11-0)** ["Nomination submission List"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180211190041/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1). *Bangladesh Election Commission* (in Bengali). Archived from [the original](http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-votemonitor_12-2) ["Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001818/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=102). *Vote Monitor Networks*. Archived from [the original](http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=102) on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

## External links

- ["People's Republic of Bangladesh"](http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/). *Psephos*.

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