{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Natore-4 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = নাটোর-৪.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Natore District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Rajshahi Division]] | population = | electorate = 371,788 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1984 | abolished_label = | abolished = | members_label = | party_label = <!-- defaults to "Party" --> | party = | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Natore-3|60 Natore-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Sirajganj-1|62 Sirajganj-1]] →}} }} '''Natore-4''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency remains vacant.
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Baraigram Upazila|Baraigram]] and [[Gurudaspur Upazila|Gurudaspur]].<ref name="maps" /><ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: [[Chapai Nawabganj District|Nawabganj]], [[Naogaon District|Naogaon]], [[Rajshahi District|Rajshahi]], and [[Natore District|Natore]].
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Md. Abul Kasem Sarker]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Ekramul Alam]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]] |[[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Mozammel Haque (Natore politician)|Mozammel Haque]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]] | [[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]] | rowspan="2" | [[Awami League]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |2023 by-election |[[Siddiqur Rahman Patwari]] |- | style="background-color:{{Party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}"| | [[2026 Bangladeshi general election|2026]] | [[Abdul Aziz (Natore politician)|Md. Abdul Aziz]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |- |}
== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Abdul Quddus was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladesh general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2018]]: Natore-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2018results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]]|votes=285532|percentage=76.80|change=+2.1|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=Md Abdul Aziz|votes=Boycotted Polls|percentage=''N/A''|change=''N/A''|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=MD ALA UDDIN MRIDHA|votes=7304|percentage=1.98|change=+0.48|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Islami Andolan Bangladesh|candidate=MD BADRUL AMIN|votes=6371|percentage=1.72|change=+0.54|}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|winner=Bangladesh Awami League|loser= Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2014 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2014]]: Natore-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2014results" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]]|votes=Winner (Uncontested)|percentage=''N/A''|change=''N/A''|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=------|votes=Boycotted Polls|percentage=''N/A''|change=''N/A''|}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=------|votes=Boycotted Polls|percentage=''N/A''|change=''N/A''|}}{{Election box gain with party link without swing|winner=Bangladesh Awami League}}{{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Natore-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]] |votes = 160,549 |percentage = 57.4 |change = +23.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mozammel Haque (Natore politician)|Mozammel Haque]] |votes = 115,409 |percentage = 41.2 |change = -6.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Muhammad Abdul Latif Miau Helal |votes = 2,140 |percentage = 0.8 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Bimal Kumar Mitra |votes = 832 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Krishak Sramik Janata League |candidate = Md. Shahidul Islam Munshi |votes = 311 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate| |party = United Citizen Movement |candidate = Md. Monjur Alam |votes = 265 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Romnath Mahatho |votes = 259 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh) |candidate = A. M. Amrul Huq |votes = 59 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 45,140 |percentage = 16.1 |change = +2.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 279,824 |percentage = 93.1 |change = +6.5 }} {{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]]: Natore-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = [[Mozammel Haque (Natore politician)|Mozammel Haque]] |votes = 111,626 |percentage = 48.0 |change = +13.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]] |votes = 79,450 |percentage = 34.2 |change = -3.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Md. Eshrat Ali |votes = 31,333 |percentage = 13.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = Abu Ahsan |votes = 10,006 |percentage = 4.3 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 32,176 |percentage = 13.8 |change = +10.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 232,415 |percentage = 86.6 |change = +2.4 }} {{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]]: Natore-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]]|votes=67,013|percentage=37.6|change=+1.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Mozammel Haque (Natore politician)|Mozammel Haque]]|votes=61,378|percentage=34.4|change=+3.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=[[Md. Abul Kasem Sarker]]|votes=35,414|percentage=19.9|change=+7.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Md. Abdul Hai Sarker|votes=12,736|percentage=7.1|change=-12.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Islami Oikya Jote|candidate=Md. Abdul Latif Miah|votes=1,005|percentage=0.6|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Saifuddaula Sabu |votes = 476 |percentage = 0.3 |change = -0.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gano Forum|candidate=Abdul Haque Khan|votes=263|percentage=0.1|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=5,635|percentage=3.2|change=-1.6}} {{Election box turnout||votes=178,285|percentage=84.2|change=+11.3}} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 1991]]: Natore-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Awami League|candidate=[[Abdul Quddus (politician)|Abdul Quddus]]|votes=54,860|percentage=35.8|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Nationalist Party|candidate=[[Mozammel Haque (Natore politician)|Mozammel Haque]]|votes=47,566|percentage=31.0|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Md. Abdul Hai Sarker|votes=29,249|percentage=19.1|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Party (Ershad)|candidate=[[Md. Abul Kasem Sarker]]|votes=19,452|percentage=12.7|change=}} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Md. Saifuddaula Sabu |votes = 876 |percentage = 0.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD|candidate=Abu Ahsan|votes=603|percentage=0.4|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Freedom Party|candidate=Md. Meher Ali Biswas|votes=406|percentage=0.3|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League|candidate=M. A. Khalekh|votes=339|percentage=0.2|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=7,294|percentage=4.8|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=153,351|percentage=72.9|change=}} {{Election box gain with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League |loser = Jatiya Party (Ershad) }} {{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="2018results">{{cite news |title=Natore-4 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Natore-4&d=rajshahi |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="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="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="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=61&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=60 |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/20081229003003/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=60 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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