# Patuakhali-4

Patuakhali-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 Kalapara and Rangabali upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Kazi Abul Kashem | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Abdul Baten | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Abdur Razzak Khan | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Anwarul Islam | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | Mustafizur Rahman | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Anwarul Islam | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Mahbubur Rahman Talukdar | Awami League |
| | 2018 | Muhibur Rahman Muhib | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Mahbubur Rahman 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: Patuakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mahbubur Rahman | 90,775 | 54.8 | +16.0 |
| | BNP | A. B. M. Mosharraf Hossen | 60,095 | 36.2 | +11.2 |
| | IAB | Md. Hedayet Ullah | 893 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,680 | 18.5 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,797 | 88.8 | +19.2 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 2001: Patuakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mahbubur Rahman | 51,940 | 38.8 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Mostafizur Rahman | 38,098 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | Md. Atikur Rahman | 33,415 | 25.0 | −1.1 |
| | IJOF | Abdur Razzak Khan | 10,279 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Anwarul Islam | 73 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Nazrul Islam | 50 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,842 | 10.3 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,855 | 69.6 | −0.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Patuakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Anwarul Islam | 31,092 | 34.7 | −7.6 |
| | BNP | Mostafizur Rahman | 23,348 | 26.1 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Abdul Khaleq | 13,487 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Abdul Razzak Khan | 10,844 | 12.1 | +1.3 |
| | IOJ | Md. Baharul Alam | 8,494 | 9.5 | −6.2 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. A. Khaleq Faruki | 1,876 | 2.1 | +1.9 |
| | Zaker Party | Syed Abdul Goni | 343 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,744 | 8.7 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,484 | 70.2 | +20.6 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Patuakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Anwarul Islam | 32,707 | 42.3 | |
| | BNP | Jahangir Hossain Akond | 21,837 | 28.2 | |
| | IOJ | Ershad Ullah | 12,118 | 15.7 | |
| | JP(E) | Abdul Razzak Khan | 8,331 | 10.8 | |
| | Zaker Party | A. Rob Miah | 666 | 0.9 | |
| | FP | Moazzem Hossain | 419 | 0.5 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Mufti Salahuddin | 374 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Syed Md. Abul Hashem | 371 | 0.5 | |
| | BKA | A. K. M. Nurul Islam | 241 | 0.3 | |
| | JSD (S) | Sihab Parvez Biswas | 120 | 0.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. Matin | 119 | 0.2 | |
| | CPB | Md. Shamim Miah | 95 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,870 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,398 | 49.6 | |
| | 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) |