Sylhet-4
{{short description|Constituency of Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad}}
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Sylhet-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Companiganj, Gowainghat, and Jaintiapur upazilas.
History
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1973 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 1979 | ||
| colspan="4" |Major Boundary Changes | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1986 | ||
| | 1988 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 1991 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" |Saifur Rahman | rowspan="2" |Bangladesh Nationalist Party | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" | | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| Sep 1996 by-election | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Nationalist Party}}" |
| 2001 | ||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bangladesh Awami League}}" |
| 2008 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2010s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2014: Sylhet-4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Imran Ahmad
|votes = 63,323
|percentage = 72.3
|change = +13.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mohammad Faruk Ahmed
|votes = 24,274
|percentage = 27.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 39,049
|percentage = 44.6
|change = +25.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 87,597
|percentage = 26.8
|change = -59.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2008: Sylhet-4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Imran Ahmad
|votes = 144,198
|percentage = 59.1
|change = +24.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Dildar Hossain Selim
|votes = 98,545
|percentage = 40.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bangladesh Kalyan Party
|candidate = Mohammad Helal Uddin
|votes = 1,252
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 45,653
|percentage = 18.7
|change = +8.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 243,995
|percentage = 86.0
|change = +15.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Sylhet-4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Dildar Hossain Selim
|votes = 62,324
|percentage = 45.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Imran Ahmad
|votes = 47,608
|percentage = 34.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
|candidate = Mohammad Ali
|votes = 19,256
|percentage = 14.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Islami Jatiya Oikya Front
|candidate = Kazi Kamal Ahmad
|votes = 8,171
|percentage = 5.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Manju)
|candidate = Rashid Helali
|votes = 332
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,716
|percentage = 10.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 137,691
|percentage = 70.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1990s =
Saifur Rahman stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election, and won two of them: Sylhet-4 and Moulvibazar-3. He chose to represent Moulvibazar-3 and quit Sylhet-4, triggering a by-election. His main opponent from the general election, Imran Ahmad, was elected in a September 1996 by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=General Election June 1996: Sylhet-4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Saifur Rahman
|votes = 23,946
|percentage = 25.8
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Imran Ahmad
|votes = 22,725
|percentage = 24.5
|change = -18.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dildar Hossain Selim
|votes = 17,009
|percentage = 18.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
|candidate = Nurul Islam
|votes = 14,294
|percentage = 15.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)
|candidate = Md. Siraj Uddin
|votes = 10,578
|percentage = 11.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Abdul Mannan
|votes = 3,095
|percentage = 3.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Golam Kader Talukdar
|votes = 557
|percentage = 0.6
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Abdul Ahad
|votes = 359
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Muslim Uddin Bhuiyan
|votes = 218
|percentage = 0.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Monir Uddin Master
|votes = 147
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -24.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,221
|percentage = 1.3
|change = -14.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 92,928
|percentage = 61.9
|change = +26.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|loser = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Sylhet-4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Awami League
|candidate = Imran Ahmad
|votes = 23,018
|percentage = 42.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|candidate = Nazim Kamran Choudhury
|votes = 14,508
|percentage = 27.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
|candidate = Monir Uddin Master
|votes = 13,008
|percentage = 24.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Zaker Party
|candidate = Shafiqur Rahman
|votes = 2,016
|percentage = 3.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Nasir Uddin
|votes = 1,109
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Islami Samajtantrik Dal
|candidate = Mosammat Minara Begum
|votes = 172
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,510
|percentage = 15.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 53,831
|percentage = 35.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Bangladesh Awami League
|loser =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist|refs=
{{cite web |url=http://123.49.39.5/delimitation_pdF/const_book_2008.pdf |title=Constituency Maps of Bangladesh |author= |date=2010 |website=Bangladesh Election Commission |format=PDF |access-date=13 August 2014}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/NewsFilesEng/101.PDF |title=Delimitation of Constituencies |author= |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}}
{{cite news |title=Sylhet-4 |url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/pages/search_candidates/?constituency_id=232 |work=Bangladesh Election Result 2014 |publisher=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=8 February 2018}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.amardesh.com/perliament-election-results/2008/232.php?ea=232 |title=Sylhet-4 |author= |website=Amar Desh |access-date=2 March 2018}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/nomination_info.php?findconstall=1 |title=Nomination submission List |author= |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}}
}}
External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/ |title=People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Psephos}}
{{Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh}}{{Sylhet District}}
{{Coord|25.09|N|91.98|E|region:BD_type:adm3rd|display=title}}
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
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