# Kurigram-4

Kurigram-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 The constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chilmari, Char Rajibpur and Raomari upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-17 constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Ahead of the 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Najimuddaula | Independent |
| 1988 | Najimuddaula | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 by-election | Rokanuddaula | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Md. Golam Hossain | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Abdul Bari Sarkar | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Md. Golam Hossain | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Golam Habib Dulal | Islami Jatiya Oikya Front |
| 2008 | Zakir Hossain | Awami League |
| 2014 | Ruhul Amin | Jatiya Party (Manju) |
| 2018 | Zakir Hossain | Awami League |
| 2024 | Md. Biplab Hasan | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Kurigram-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Ruhul Amin | 32,607 | 54.8 | +53.3 |
| | AL | Zakir Hossain | 24,939 | 41.9 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Motalib Hossain | 1,968 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,668 | 12.9 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,514 | 29.3 | −56.7 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) gain from AL | Jatiya Party (M) gain from AL | Jatiya Party (M) gain from AL | Jatiya Party (M) gain from AL | Jatiya Party (M) gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Kurigram-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Zakir Hossain | 73,913 | 37.6 | +19.6 |
| | JP(E) | Golam Habib Dulal | 53,682 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Noor Alam Mukul | 42,968 | 21.9 | −6.0 |
| | Independent | Md. Eman Ali | 17,183 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | IAB | Abul Kalam Azad | 4,319 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Lutfor Rahaman | 3,030 | 1.5 | −9.9 |
| | BSD | Md. Mohi Uddin Ahmed | 1,090 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rukunur Dowlla | 327 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,231 | 10.3 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,512 | 86.0 | +13.4 |
| | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF | AL gain from IJOF |
General Election 2001: Kurigram-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IJOF | Golam Habib Dulal | 62,484 | 40.5 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Latif | 43,025 | 27.9 | +11.7 |
| | AL | Shawkat Ali Sarkar | 27,856 | 18.0 | −2.4 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Golam Hossain | 17,568 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Abul Bashar Monju | 3,458 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,459 | 12.6 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,391 | 72.6 | +7.4 |
| | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) | IJOF gain from JP(E) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kurigram-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Md. Golam Hossain | 42,790 | 40.5 | +11.3 |
| | AL | Shawkat Ali Sarkar | 21,514 | 20.4 | +5.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Sirajul Haque | 17,064 | 16.2 | −4.9 |
| | BNP | Md. Abdul Bari Sarkar | 12,698 | 12.0 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Azizur Rahman | 7,985 | 7.6 | N/A |
| | IOJ | Abul Kalam Azad | 1,469 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Nurul Alam | 1,203 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman) | Abul Bashar Manju | 431 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal | Md. Nurul Islam | 282 | 0.3 | −5.0 |
| | FP | A. B. M. Moinul Islam | 185 | 0.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,276 | 20.1 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,621 | 65.2 | +24.3 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election 1991: Kurigram-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP(E) | Md. Golam Hossain | 21,991 | 29.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Sirajul Haque | 15,854 | 21.1 |
| | AL | Md. Azizul Haq | 10,915 | 14.5 |
| | BNP | Azizur Rahman | 10,169 | 13.5 |
| | Independent | Md. Abul Kashem | 7,550 | 10.0 |
| | Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal | Md. Nurul Islam Sarker | 3,998 | 5.3 |
| | Independent | Md. Anwar Hossain | 2,024 | 2.7 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Sadakat Hossain | 911 | 1.2 |
| | FP | A. B. M. Moinul Islam | 801 | 1.1 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Nurul Alam | 577 | 0.8 |
| | CPB | Md. Golam Hider | 263 | 0.3 |
| | Jatia Mukti Dal | Md. Amjad Hossain | 219 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,137 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,272 | 40.9 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |