# Faridpur-4

Faridpur-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 Bhanga and Charbhadrasan upazilas, and all but one union parishad of Sadarpur Upazila: Krishnapur.

## 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 | Delwar Hossain | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar | Awami League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohammad Azharul Haque | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League |
| | February 1996 | Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | June 1996 | Mosharraf Hossain | Awami League |
| | 1999 by-election | Saleha Mosharraf | Awami League |
| | 2001 | Abdur Razzak | Awami League |
| | 2002 by-election | Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| | 2008 | Nilufer Zafarullah | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury | Independent |
| | 2018 | Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury | Independent |
| | 2024 | Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s
#### General Election 2018

General Election 2018: Faridpur-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury | 1,44,179 | 57.4 | −0.1 |
| | AL | Kazi Zafarullah | 94,234 | 37.5 | −4.7 |
| | BNP | Khandker Iqbal Hossain | 12,380 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,945 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,50,793 | 67.66 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,70,695 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

#### General Election 2014

General Election 2014: Faridpur-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury | 98,300 | 57.5 | N/A |
| | AL | Kazi Zafarullah | 72,248 | 42.2 | −24.0 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Mohammad Zakir Hossain | 559 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,052 | 15.2 | −21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,107 | 53.2 | +16.5 |
| | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Faridpur-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Nilufer Zafarullah | 157,491 | 66.0 | +63.3 |
| | Zaker Party | Mostafa Amir Faisal | 70,085 | 29.4 | N/A |
| | IAB | Shamsuddin | 6,468 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Shah Alam Reza | 3,937 | 1.7 | −92.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87,406 | 36.7 | −55.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,981 | 85.9 | +31.6 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
Abdur Razzaq stood for two seats in the 2001 general election: Faridpur-4 and Shariatpur-3. After winning both, he chose to represent the latter and quit the former, triggering a by-election. Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf was elected in a January 2002 by-election.
Faridpur-4 by-election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf | 85,047 | 94.6 | +91.2 |
| | AL | Saleha Mosharraf | 2,390 | 2.7 | −47.1 |
| | Independent | Monowara Begum | 1,643 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Nurul Abedin | 821 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82,657 | 91.9 | +88.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,901 | 54.3 | −13.5 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 2001: Faridpur-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AL | Abdur Razzaq | 56,231 | 49.8 |
| | Independent | Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf | 52,586 | 46.6 |
| | BNP | Md. Zahirul Haq | 3,868 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | A. K. Shajahan Haider | 177 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,645 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,862 | 67.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
Mosharaf Hossain died in August 1999. His widow, Saleha Mosharraf, was elected in an October by-election.

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Faridpur-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mosharraf Hossain | 45,580 | 48.4 | −1.2 |
| | BNP | Chowdhury Akmal Ibne Yusuf | 32,630 | 34.6 | +6.3 |
| | JP(E) | Azaharul Haque | 7,562 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdul Quader Molla | 4,906 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | A. H. M. Nazmul Huda | 2,846 | 3.0 | −18.0 |
| | IOJ | Md. Nurul Abedin | 672 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,950 | 13.7 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,196 | 74.0 | +22.8 |
| | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold | AL hold |
General Election 1991: Faridpur-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mosharraf Hossain | 43,313 | 49.6 | |
| | BNP | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 24,730 | 28.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Adel Uddin Hawladar | 18,348 | 21.0 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | Md. Abdul Latif Miah | 863 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,583 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,254 | 51.2 | |
| | 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) |