# Dhaka-4

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

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 47 and 51 through 54, and one union parishad of Shyampur Thana: Shyampur.

## 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

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Mir Abul Khayer | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Anwar Uddin Shikdar | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Syed Abu Hossain Babla | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Salah Uddin Ahmed | BNP |
| | 1996 | Habibur Rahman Mollah | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Salah Uddin Ahmed | BNP |
| | 2008 | Sanjida Khanam | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Syed Abu Hossain Babla | Jatiya Party |
| | 2024 | Awlad Hossain | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Dhaka-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Sayed Abu Hossain | 17,772 | 54.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Awlad Hossain | 14,787 | 45.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,985 | 9.2 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,559 | 14.2 | −65.9 |
| | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL | JP(E) gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Dhaka-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Sanjida Khanam | 97,828 | 60.6 | +18.3 |
| | BNP | Abdul Hai | 52,701 | 32.7 | −19.3 |
| | IAB | Rashid Ahmad Ferdous | 6,600 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Lutfar Rahman | 1,551 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Shafiqur Rahman | 1,480 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | NAP | Makbul Ahmed Mokter | 576 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BTF | Md. Motiur Rahman | 204 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | BKA | Md. Abdul Malek | 167 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Safar Ali | 103 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | United Citizen Movement | Amir Khan | 99 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Akhter Hossen Bhuiya | 85 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,127 | 28.0 | +18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,394 | 80.1 | +20.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Dhaka-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 151,368 | 52.0 | +14.7 |
| | AL | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 123,002 | 42.3 | −4.8 |
| | IJOF | Syed Abu Hossain Babla | 15,413 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | CPB | Sahidullah Chowdhury | 507 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | JSD | Habibur Rahman Shawkat | 295 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh People's Congress | M. A. Gafur | 196 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Monir Hossain Komal | 149 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Samridhya Bangladesh Andolan | Md. Mizanur Rahman | 60 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,366 | 9.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 290,990 | 59.6 | −6.3 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Dhaka-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 102,939 | 47.1 | N/A |
| | BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 81,522 | 37.3 | −10.6 |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Jafar Ahmed | 18,317 | 8.4 | +2.9 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Jalal | 7,368 | 3.4 | −1.8 |
| | IOJ | Rashid Ahmad Ferdous | 4,719 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| | Zaker Party | Jahangir Alam Chowdhury | 1,989 | 0.9 | −1.5 |
| | CPB | Sahidullah Chowdhury | 583 | 0.3 | −35.8 |
| | BKA | Md. Jamal Uddin Mian | 435 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. M. Mosharaf Hossain | 269 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Ganatantrik Sarbahara Party | Rafiqul Alam | 133 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Daridra Party | Din Mohammed Bhuyan | 94 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | NDP | Md. Abu Shaleh | 86 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Yusuf Ali | 48 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,417 | 9.8 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 218,502 | 65.9 | +24.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Dhaka-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 56,362 | 47.9 | |
| | CPB | Saifuddin Ahmed Manik | 42,454 | 36.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Aamir Hossain | 6,424 | 5.5 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Shah Jalal | 6,106 | 5.2 | |
| | Zaker Party | Sharif Uddin Ahmed | 2,803 | 2.4 | |
| | IOJ | M. A. Gafur | 2,300 | 2.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | S. M. Jamal Badshah | 614 | 0.5 | |
| | Jatiya Biplobi Front | Abul Hossain | 170 | 0.1 | |
| | NDP | M. A. Ahad | 116 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiyatabadi Gonotantrik Chashi Dal | Kazi Abdus Salam | 95 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | M. A. Gafur | 93 | 0.1 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Makbul Ahmed | 60 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Gazi Md. Delwar Hossain | 59 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Habibur Rahman Mollah | 58 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,908 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,714 | 41.8 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |