# Natore-4

Natore-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2023 by Siddiqur Rahman Patwari of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Baraigram and Gurudaspur.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Md. Abul Kasem Sarker | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Abdul Quddus | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Ekramul Alam | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Abdul Quddus | Awami League |
| 2001 | Mozammel Haque | BNP |
| 2008 | Abdul Quddus | Awami League |
| 2023 by-election | Siddiqur Rahman Patwari | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Abdul Quddus was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
General Election 2018: Natore-4 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Abdul Quddus | 285532 | 76.80 | +2.1 |
| BNP | Md Abdul Aziz | Boycotted Polls | N/A | N/A |
| JP(E) | MD ALA UDDIN MRIDHA | 7304 | 1.98 | +0.48 |
| IAB | MD BADRUL AMIN | 6371 | 1.72 | +0.54 |
| 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) |
General Election 2014: Natore-4 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AL | Abdul Quddus | Winner (Uncontested) | N/A | N/A |
| BNP | ------ | Boycotted Polls | N/A | N/A |
| JI | ------ | Boycotted Polls | N/A | N/A |
| AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Natore-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Quddus | 160,549 | 57.4 | +23.2 |
| | BNP | Mozammel Haque | 115,409 | 41.2 | −6.8 |
| | IAB | Muhammad Abdul Latif Miau Helal | 2,140 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Bimal Kumar Mitra | 832 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Md. Shahidul Islam Munshi | 311 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | United Citizen Movement | Md. Monjur Alam | 265 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | CPB | Romnath Mahatho | 259 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | PDP | A. M. Amrul Huq | 59 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,140 | 16.1 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 279,824 | 93.1 | +6.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Natore-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Mozammel Haque | 111,626 | 48.0 | +13.6 |
| | AL | Abdul Quddus | 79,450 | 34.2 | −3.4 |
| | Independent | Md. Eshrat Ali | 31,333 | 13.5 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Abu Ahsan | 10,006 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,176 | 13.8 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 232,415 | 86.6 | +2.4 |
| | 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: Natore-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Quddus | 67,013 | 37.6 | +1.8 |
| | BNP | Mozammel Haque | 61,378 | 34.4 | +3.4 |
| | JP(E) | Md. Abul Kasem Sarker | 35,414 | 19.9 | +7.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Hai Sarker | 12,736 | 7.1 | −12.0 |
| | IOJ | Md. Abdul Latif Miah | 1,005 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Saifuddaula Sabu | 476 | 0.3 | −0.3 |
| | Gano Forum | Abdul Haque Khan | 263 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,635 | 3.2 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,285 | 84.2 | +11.3 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Natore-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Abdul Quddus | 54,860 | 35.8 | |
| | BNP | Mozammel Haque | 47,566 | 31.0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Hai Sarker | 29,249 | 19.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Md. Abul Kasem Sarker | 19,452 | 12.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Saifuddaula Sabu | 876 | 0.6 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Abu Ahsan | 603 | 0.4 | |
| | FP | Md. Meher Ali Biswas | 406 | 0.3 | |
| | BAKSAL | M. A. Khalekh | 339 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,294 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,351 | 72.9 | |
| | 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) |