# Nilphamari-4

Nilphamari-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 Saidpur and Kishoreganj upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rangpur constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts: Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it excluded the three northernmost union parishads of Kishoreganj Upazila: Barabhita, Putimari, and Ranachandi.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Rowshan Ali Miah | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Kazi Faruque Kader | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Md. Abdul Hafiz | NAP |
| Feb 1996 | Md. Abdul Hafiz | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Asadur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Amzad Hossain Sarker | BNP |
| 2008 | A. A. Maruf Saklain | Awami League |
| 2014 | Shawkat Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| 2018 | Ahsan Adelur Rahman | Jatiya Party |
| 2024 | Md Siddiqul Alam | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Shawkat Chowdhury was 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: Nilphamari-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | A. A. Maruf Saklain | 87,319 | 42.3 | +9.1 |
| | JP(E) | Shawkat Chowdhury | 70,044 | 31.3 | N/A |
| | BNP | Amzad Hossain Sarker | 61,097 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | IAB | Md. Sadar Uddin | 2,070 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | NAP | Monsura Rahman Jahangir Mohiuddin | 332 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,275 | 7.7 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 224,122 | 91.07 | +14.0 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Nilphamari-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Amzad Hossain Sarker | 60,199 | 34.9 | +19.7 |
| | AL | A. A. Maruf Saklain | 57,285 | 33.2 | +3.1 |
| | IJOF | Asadur Rahman | 52,732 | 30.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kazi Faruque Kader | 1,658 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | CPB | Md. Delwar Hossain | 263 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Asbak Ahemmad | 164 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Mokhlesur Rahman | 86 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,914 | 1.7 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,387 | 77.7 | +2.0 |
| | 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) |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Nilphamari-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Asadur Rahman | 57,265 | 42.0 | +7.9 |
| | AL | Md. Mokhlesur Rahman | 41,053 | 30.1 | N/A |
| | BNP | Amzad Hossain Sarkar | 20,780 | 15.2 | +2.8 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Mozammel Haque Shah | 14,043 | 10.3 | −3.3 |
| | IOJ | Md. Nurul Islam | 2,022 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | S. M. Babul | 838 | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Humayun Kabir | 361 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,212 | 11.9 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,362 | 75.7 | +24.1 |
| | JP(E) gain from NAP | JP(E) gain from NAP | JP(E) gain from NAP | JP(E) gain from NAP | JP(E) gain from NAP |
General Election 1991: Nilphamari-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Abdul Hafiz | 35,112 | 34.2 | |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Faruque Kader | 35,009 | 34.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Lutfor Rahaman | 13,972 | 13.6 | |
| | BNP | Anisul Arefin Chowdhury | 12,745 | 12.4 | |
| | Jatiya Oikkya Front | Md. Tajul Islam | 2,704 | 2.6 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ali Gulkhan | 1,429 | 1.4 | |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | Md. Ismael | 612 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent | Md. Mokhlesur Rahman | 550 | 0.5 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abu Alam | 321 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Khairul Alam | 155 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,609 | 51.6 | |
| | NAP gain from JP(E) | NAP gain from JP(E) | NAP gain from JP(E) | NAP gain from JP(E) | NAP gain from JP(E) |