{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Lakshmipur-4 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = লক্ষ্মীপুর-৪.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Lakshmipur District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Chittagong Division]] | population = | electorate = 379,634 (2024) | towns = | future = | year = [[1984]] | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = Member of Parliament | members = [[A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin]] | party_label = Parliamentary Party | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | next = | module = {{align|left|← [[Lakshmipur-3|276 Lakshmipur-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Chittagong-1|278 Chittagong-1]] →}}| }} '''Lakshmipur-4''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kamalnagar Upazila|Kamalnagar]] and [[Ramgati Upazila|Ramgati]], integrating both upazilas under a single administrative and electoral boundary.<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Noakhali constituency when the former Noakhali District was split into three districts: [[Feni District|Feni]], [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]], and [[Lakshmipur District|Lakshmipur]].
== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Election !Member !Party |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | |[[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] |[[A. S. M. Abdur Rab]] |[[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /> |- | |[[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]] |[[Mosharraf Hossain (Lakshmipur politician)|Mosharraf Hossain]] |Combined Opposition<ref name="1988results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] |[[Abdur Rab Chowdhury]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab)}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|1996]] |[[A. S. M. Abdur Rab]] |[[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab)|JaSaD (Rab)]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] |[[A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] |[[Mohammad Abdullah (politician)|Mohammad Abdullah]] |[[Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh}}" | |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] |[[Abdul Mannan (BDB politician)|Abdul Mannan]] |[[Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]] |[[Mohammad Abdullah (politician)|Mohammad Abdullah]] |[[Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] |[[A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin |title=[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|General election 2026]]: Lakshmipur-4<ref>{{cite web |title=লক্ষ্মীপুর-৪ |url=https://election.prothomalo.com/seat/5 |website=প্রথম আলো |language=bn}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Party of Bangladesh|candidate=Milan Krishna Mondal|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=A B M Ashraf Uddin (Nijan)|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh|candidate=Khaled Saifulla|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal|candidate=Tania Rab|votes=|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Md Ashrafur Rahman Hafizulla|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]]: Lakshmipur-4<ref name="2014results" /><ref name="amarmp" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mohammad Abdullah (politician)|Mohammad Abdullah]] |votes = 105,585 |percentage = 92.3 |change = +59.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Azad Uddin Chowdhury |votes = 7,828 |percentage = 6.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = AKM Sharif Uddin |votes = 776 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = Md. Belal Hossain |votes = 234 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 97,757 |percentage = 85.4 |change = +79.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 114,419 |percentage = 42.9 |change = -34.5 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Lakshmipur-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin]] |votes = 68,549 |percentage = 38.3 |change = +2.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdur Rab Chowdhury]] |votes = 58,427 |percentage = 32.7 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh |candidate = [[Abdul Mannan (BDB politician)|Abdul Mannan]] |votes = 27,713 |percentage = 15.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = [[A. S. M. Abdur Rab]] |votes = 21,894 |percentage = 12.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Khalad Shaifullah |votes = 1,507 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jatiya Party |candidate = Abdur Razzak Chowdhury |votes = 677 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 10,122 |percentage = 5.7 |change = +3.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 178,767 |percentage = 77.4 |change = +23.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Lakshmipur-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[A. B. M. Ashraf Uddin]] |votes = 45,977 |percentage = 35.6 |change = -1.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal |candidate = [[A. S. M. Abdur Rab]] |votes = 43,453 |percentage = 33.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdur Rab Chowdhury]] |votes = 38,464 |percentage = 29.8 |change = +15.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Abul Kalam |votes = 407 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abdul Hadi |votes = 351 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Azad Uddin Chowdhury |votes = 199 |percentage = 0.2 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Abdur Razzak Chowdhury |votes = 132 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,524 |percentage = 2.0 |change = -0.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 128,983 |percentage = 53.8 |change = -7.9 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |loser = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Lakshmipur-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = [[A. S. M. Abdur Rab]] |votes = 37,282 |percentage = 38.9 |change = +6.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdur Rab Chowdhury]] |votes = 35,031 |percentage = 36.6 |change = +3.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = Abdul Wahed |votes = 13,465 |percentage = 14.1 |change = -0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Redowan Ullah Shahidi |votes = 8,575 |percentage = 9.0 |change = -7.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Mufti Mohammad Idris |votes = 577 |percentage = 0.6 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) |candidate = Abdul Hadi |votes = 414 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Abdul Matin Faruki |votes = 406 |percentage = 0.4 |change = -1.0 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 2,251 |percentage = 2.4 |change = +2.1 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 95,750 |percentage = 61.7 |change = +21.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Lakshmipur-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Abdur Rab Chowdhury]] |votes = 25,884 |percentage = 33.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = [[A. S. M. Abdur Rab]] |votes = 25,631 |percentage = 32.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Redowan Ullah Shahidi |votes = 12,894 |percentage = 16.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = M. Sirazul Islam |votes = 11,069 |percentage = 14.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Abul Khaer |votes = 1,083 |percentage = 1.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Muslim League |candidate = Md. Zamir Ali |votes = 1,067 |percentage = 1.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) |candidate = Abdur Razzak Chowdhury |votes = 209 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |candidate = Harunur Rashid |votes = 190 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = A B M Hamid Uddin Ferdaus |votes = 189 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 253 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 78,216 |percentage = 40.5 |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=Laxmipur-4 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Laxmipur-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 |title=Lakshmipur-4 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=277 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623112930/http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=277 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="amarmp">{{cite web |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=313 |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics: Lakshmipur-4 |website=AmarMP |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623085107/https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=313 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=271&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=278 |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/20081229000102/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=278 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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