{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Kurigram-4 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = কুড়িগ্রাম-৪.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Kurigram District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rangpur Division]] | population = | electorate = 289,120 (2018) | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = Member of Parliament | member = [[Md. Mostafizur Rahman]] | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | party = [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Kurigram-3|27 Kurigram-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Gaibandha-1|29 Gaibandha-1]] →}} }} '''Kurigram-4''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. [[Md. Mostafizur Rahman (Kurigram politician)|Md. Mostafizur Rahman]] is the current member of parliament.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Chilmari Upazila|Chilmari]], [[Char Rajibpur Upazila|Char Rajibpur]] and [[Raomari Upazila|Raomari]] upazilas.<ref name="pa1May2018" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-17 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]].
Ahead of the [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018 general election]], the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing one [[union parishad]] (Saheber Alga) of [[Ulipur Upazila]], and adding the remainder of [[Chilmari Upazila]] to the two union parishads already included: Ashtamir Char and Nayerhat.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | rowspan="2" | [[Najimuddaula]] | [[Independent politician|Independent]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] | rowspan="3" |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |1988 by-election |[[Rokanuddaula Mandal|Rokanuddaula]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] |[[Golam Hossain (Bangladeshi politician)|Golam Hossain]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Abdul Bari Sarkar]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=List of 6th Parliament Members|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915084544/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp-bangla/6th%20Parliament%20.pdf|archive-date=15 September 2018|access-date=9 April 2020|website=[[Jatiya Sangsad]]}}</ref> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Golam Hossain (Bangladeshi politician)|Golam Hossain]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Islami Jatiya Oikya Front}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Golam Habib Dulal]] | [[Islami Jatiya Oikya Front]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Zakir Hossain (politician)|Zakir Hossain]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Manju)}}" | | [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] | [[Ruhul Amin (Kurigram politician)|Ruhul Amin]] | [[Jatiya Party (Manju)]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Zakir Hossain (politician)|Zakir Hossain]] | rowspan="2" | [[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Md. Biplab Hasan]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Kurigram-4<ref>{{cite web |title=কুড়িগ্রাম-৪ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/28 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate=Md. Azizur Rahman |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate=Md. Mostafizur Rahman |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate=Sheikh Mohammed Abdul Khaliq |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Independent politician |candidate=Md. Rukunuzzaman |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) |candidate=Raju Ahmed |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate=K. M. Fazlul Mandal |votes= |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate=Md. Hafizur Rahman |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]]: Kurigram-4<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = [[Ruhul Amin (Kurigram politician)|Ruhul Amin]] |votes = 32,607 |percentage = 54.8 |change = +53.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Zakir Hossain (politician)|Zakir Hossain]] |votes = 24,939 |percentage = 41.9 |change = +4.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Motalib Hossain |votes = 1,968 |percentage = 3.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 7,668 |percentage = 12.9 |change = +2.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 59,514 |percentage = 29.3 |change = -56.7 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Manju) |loser = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Kurigram-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Zakir Hossain (politician)|Zakir Hossain]] |votes = 73,913 |percentage = 37.6 |change = +19.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Golam Habib Dulal]] |votes = 53,682 |percentage = 27.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Noor Alam Mukul |votes = 42,968 |percentage = 21.9 |change = -6.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Eman Ali |votes = 17,183 |percentage = 8.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Abul Kalam Azad |votes = 4,319 |percentage = 2.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Lutfor Rahaman |votes = 3,030 |percentage = 1.5 |change = -9.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Mohi Uddin Ahmed |votes = 1,090 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Rukunur Dowlla |votes = 327 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 20,231 |percentage = 10.3 |change = -2.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 196,512 |percentage = 86.0 |change = +13.4 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Kurigram-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = [[Golam Habib Dulal]] |votes = 62,484 |percentage = 40.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Abdul Latif |votes = 43,025 |percentage = 27.9 |change = +11.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Shawkat Ali Sarkar |votes = 27,856 |percentage = 18.0 |change = -2.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = [[Golam Hossain (Bangladeshi politician)|Golam Hossain]] |votes = 17,568 |percentage = 11.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Md. Abul Bashar Monju |votes = 3,458 |percentage = 2.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 19,459 |percentage = 12.6 |change = -7.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 154,391 |percentage = 72.6 |change = +7.4 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Kurigram-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Golam Hossain (Bangladeshi politician)|Golam Hossain]] |votes = 42,790 |percentage = 40.5 |change = +11.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Shawkat Ali Sarkar |votes = 21,514 |percentage = 20.4 |change = +5.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Sirajul Haque |votes = 17,064 |percentage = 16.2 |change = -4.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Abdul Bari Sarkar |votes = 12,698 |percentage = 12.0 |change = -1.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Azizur Rahman |votes = 7,985 |percentage = 7.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Abul Kalam Azad |votes = 1,469 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Nurul Alam |votes = 1,203 |percentage = 1.1 |change = +0.3 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abul Bashar Manju |votes = 431 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam |votes = 282 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -5.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = A. B. M. Moinul Islam |votes = 185 |percentage = 0.2 |change = -0.9 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 21,276 |percentage = 20.1 |change = +11.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 105,621 |percentage = 65.2 |change = +24.3 }} {{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]]: Kurigram-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Golam Hossain (Bangladeshi politician)|Golam Hossain]] |votes = 21,991 |percentage = 29.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. Sirajul Haque |votes = 15,854 |percentage = 21.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Md. Azizul Haq |votes = 10,915 |percentage = 14.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Azizur Rahman |votes = 10,169 |percentage = 13.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Abul Kashem |votes = 7,550 |percentage = 10.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal |candidate = Md. Nurul Islam Sarker |votes = 3,998 |percentage = 5.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Anwar Hossain |votes = 2,024 |percentage = 2.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Mohammad Sadakat Hossain]] |votes = 911 |percentage = 1.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = A. B. M. Moinul Islam |votes = 801 |percentage = 1.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Nurul Alam |votes = 577 |percentage = 0.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Golam Hider |votes = 263 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Jatia Mukti Dal |candidate = Md. Amjad Hossain |votes = 219 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 6,137 |percentage = 8.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 75,272 |percentage = 40.9 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Kurigram-4 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Kurigram-4&d=rangpur |work=The Daily Star |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> <ref name="pa1May2018">{{cite news |title=EC 'gerrymanders' 25 constituencies for pressure of ministers, MPs |url=http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/174911/EC-changes-25-parliament-seat-demarcations-under |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=3 August 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 |title=Kurigram-4 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=028 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204016/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=028 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=59 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Kurigram-4 |website=AmarMP |access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=21&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}}</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=28 |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/20081228235343/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=28 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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