# Bhola-4

Bhola-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Char Fasson and Manpura upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Bakerganj constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola, Bakerganj, Jhalokati, and Pirojpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Saad Zagulul Faruk | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | M. M. Nazrul Islam | Awami League |
| 1992 by-election | Jafar Ullah Chowdhury | Awami League |
| 1996 | Nazimuddin Alam | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Abdullah Al Islam Jakob | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Abdullah Al Islam Jacob was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Bhola-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdullah Al Islam Jacob | 134,831 | 58.2 | +25.1 |
| | BNP | Nazim Uddin Alam | 95,732 | 41.3 | −18.7 |
| | BDB | Md. Sirajul Islam | 1,017 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,099 | 16.9 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 231,580 | 84.5 | +27.2 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Bhola-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Nazim Uddin Alam | 94,226 | 60.0 | +4.0 |
| | AL | Abdullah Al Islam Jacob | 51,937 | 33.1 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | Jafar Ullah Chowdhury | 9,648 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | IJOF | A. T. M. Kamal Hossain | 953 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Krisak Sramik Janata Party | Md. Sirajul Islam | 197 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,289 | 26.9 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,961 | 57.3 | −8.9 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Bhola-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Nazim Uddin Alam | 64,328 | 55.6 | +42.9 |
| | AL | Jafar Ullah Chowdhury | 43,213 | 37.4 | −8.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Ziaul Morshed | 3,242 | 2.8 | −7.1 |
| | JP(E) | Motahar Hossain | 2,095 | 1.8 | −28.3 |
| | IOJ | Siddque Ullah | 1,953 | 1.7 | +1.5 |
| | Islamic Sashantantrik Andolan | Md. Shahadat Hossain | 399 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Momtaz Begum | 397 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,115 | 18.3 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,627 | 66.2 | +31.7 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
M. M. Nazrul Islam died in office in September 1992. Jafar Ullah Chowdhury was elected in a December 1992 by-election.
General Election 1991: Bhola-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | M. M. Nazrul Islam | 32,719 | 45.5 | |
| | JP(E) | Naziur Rahman Manzur | 21,638 | 30.1 | |
| | BNP | A. K. F. Aminul Ekram | 9,110 | 12.7 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Shahjahan MA | 7,097 | 9.9 | |
| | Zaker Party | Yakub Ali Chowdhury | 617 | 0.9 | |
| | BAKSAL | A. Malek | 330 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Ansar Uddin | 262 | 0.4 | |
| | IOJ | Md. Oli Ullah Miah | 114 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,081 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,877 | 34.5 | |
| | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) | AL gain from JP(E) |