{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Patuakhali-4 | type = | constituency_link = | parl_name = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] | map1 = | map_size = | image = পটুয়াখালী-৪.svg | map_entity = | map_year = | caption = | map2 = | image2 = | caption2 = | district_label = | district = [[Patuakhali District]] | region_label = Division | region = [[Barisal Division]] | population = | electorate = 249,035 (2018)<ref name="2018results" /> | towns = | future = | year = 1973 | abolished_label = | abolished = | seats = | next = | previous = | module = {{align|left|← [[Patuakhali-3|113 Patuakhali-3]]}}{{align|right|[[Bhola-1|115 Bhola-1]] →}} }} '''Patuakhali-4''' is a constituency represented in the [[Jatiya Sangsad]] (National Parliament) of [[Bangladesh]]. The current [[Member of Parliament]] in this constituency is [[ABM Mosharraf Hossain]] of [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]].
== Boundaries == The constituency encompasses [[Kalapara Upazila|Kalapara]] and [[Rangabali Upazila|Rangabali]] upazilas.<ref name="ecs" />
== History == The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]] | [[Kazi Abul Kashem]] | [[Awami League]]<ref name="1973results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]] |[[Abdul Baten (Patuakhali politician)|Abdul Baten]] | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]]<ref name="1979results" /> |- ! colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Jatiya Party (Ershad)}}" | | [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]] | [[Abdur Razzak Khan]] | [[Jatiya Party (Ershad)|Jatiya Party]]<ref name="1986results" /><ref name="1988results" /> |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | | [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]] | [[Anwarul Islam (Patuakhali politician)|Anwarul Islam]] | [[Awami League]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]] |[[Mostafizur Rahman (Patuakhali politician)|Mustafizur Rahman]] |[[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|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]] |[[Anwarul Islam (Patuakhali politician)|Anwarul Islam]] | rowspan="3" |[[Awami League]]<ref name="2018results" /> |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]] | [[Mahbubur Rahman (politician, born 1954)|Mahbubur Rahman Talukdar]] |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" | |[[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]] | [[Muhibur Rahman Muhib]] |- |style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | |[[2026 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 2026]] |[[ABM Mosharraf Hossain|ABM Mosharraf Hossain]] |[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party|BNP]] |-
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== Elections ==
=== Elections in the 2010s === Mahbubur Rahman was re-elected unopposed in the [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014 general election]] after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.<ref name="2014results" />
=== Elections in the 2000s === {{Election box begin | title=[[2008 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2008]]: Patuakhali-4<ref name="maps" /><ref name="2008results" /><ref name="2008nomination" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mahbubur Rahman (Patuakhali politician)|Mahbubur Rahman]] |votes = 90,775 |percentage = 54.8 |change = +16.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = A. B. M. Mosharraf Hossen |votes = 60,095 |percentage = 36.2 |change = +11.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Andolan Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Hedayet Ullah |votes = 893 |percentage = 0.5 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 30,680 |percentage = 18.5 |change = +8.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 165,797 |percentage = 88.8 |change = +19.2 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Bangladeshi general election|General Election 2001]]: Patuakhali-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Mahbubur Rahman (Patuakhali politician)|Mahbubur Rahman]] |votes = 51,940 |percentage = 38.8 |change = +4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mostafizur Rahman |votes = 38,098 |percentage = 28.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Md. Atikur Rahman |votes = 33,415 |percentage = 25.0 |change = -1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |candidate = [[Abdur Razzak Khan]] |votes = 10,279 |percentage = 7.7 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Anwarul Islam (Patuakhali politician)|Anwarul Islam]] |votes = 73 |percentage = 0.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Manju) |candidate = Md. Nazrul Islam |votes = 50 |percentage = 0.0 |change = ''N/A'' }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 13,842 |percentage = 10.3 |change = +1.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 133,855 |percentage = 69.6 |change = -0.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing| |winner = Bangladesh Awami League }} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1990s === {{Election box begin | title=[[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|General Election June 1996]]: Patuakhali-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Anwarul Islam (Patuakhali politician)|Anwarul Islam]] |votes = 31,092 |percentage = 34.7 |change = -7.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Mostafizur Rahman |votes = 23,348 |percentage = 26.1 |change = -2.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Abdul Khaleq |votes = 13,487 |percentage = 15.1 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Abdul Razzak Khan]] |votes = 10,844 |percentage = 12.1 |change = +1.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Md. Baharul Alam |votes = 8,494 |percentage = 9.5 |change = -6.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = Md. A. Khaleq Faruki |votes = 1,876 |percentage = 2.1 |change = +1.9 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = Syed Abdul Goni |votes = 343 |percentage = 0.4 |change = -0.5 }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 7,744 |percentage = 8.7 |change = -5.3 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 89,484 |percentage = 70.2 |change = +20.6 }} {{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]]: Patuakhali-4<ref name="votemonitor" />}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Awami League |candidate = [[Anwarul Islam (Patuakhali politician)|Anwarul Islam]] |votes = 32,707 |percentage = 42.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party |candidate = Jahangir Hossain Akond |votes = 21,837 |percentage = 28.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Islami Oikya Jote |candidate = Ershad Ullah |votes = 12,118 |percentage = 15.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Party (Ershad) |candidate = [[Abdul Razzak Khan]] |votes = 8,331 |percentage = 10.8 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = Zaker Party |candidate = A. Rob Miah |votes = 666 |percentage = 0.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Freedom Party |candidate = Moazzem Hossain |votes = 419 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |candidate = Mufti Salahuddin |votes = 374 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Syed Md. Abul Hashem |votes = 371 |percentage = 0.5 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |candidate = A. K. M. Nurul Islam |votes = 241 |percentage = 0.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) |candidate = Sihab Parvez Biswas |votes = 120 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |candidate = A. Matin |votes = 119 |percentage = 0.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of Bangladesh |candidate = Md. Shamim Miah |votes = 95 |percentage = 0.1 |change = }}
{{Election box majority| |votes = 10,870 |percentage = 14.0 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 77,398 |percentage = 49.6 |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=Patuakhali-4 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Patuakhali-4&d=barishal |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="1973results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> <ref name="1979results">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/2nd.pdf |title=List of 2nd 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="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 |last=Zakaria |first=Mohammad |date=14 December 2013 |title=The number now goes up to 151 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2013/12/14/the-number-now-goes-up-to-151/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name="2008results">{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=111&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=116 |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/20081228234708/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=116 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </references>
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