# Noakhali-4

Noakhali-4 is a constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024, the constituency is vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses of Subarnachar Upazila and Noakhali Sadar Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2018 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency by adding two union parishads of Noakhali Sadar Upazila: Ashwadia and Niazpur.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Abu Naser Chowdhury | Awami League |
| 1979 | K. M. Hossain | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 1986 | Abdul Malek Ukil | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD |
| 1988 | Fazle Elahi | Jatiya Party |
| 1991 | Md. Shahjahan | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Ekramul Karim Chowdhury | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Ekramul Karim Chowdhury 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: Noakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Ekramul Karim Chowdhury | 131,706 | 46.0 | +4.4 |
| | BNP | Md. Shahjahan | 118,956 | 41.6 | −13.9 |
| | BDB | Abdul Mannan | 31,496 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | IAB | Abdul Hannan | 1,356 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | CPB | Golam Akbar | 1,010 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | BSD | Md. Daliler Rahman | 860 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Iktear Uddin | 425 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Khalidul Amin | 336 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,750 | 4.5 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 286,145 | 84.3 | +25.1 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Noakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Shahjahan | 112,095 | 55.5 | +9.6 |
| | AL | Golam Mohiuddin Latu | 83,998 | 41.6 | +1.8 |
| | IJOF | Md. Abdul Wadud Chowdhury | 4,565 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Md. Daliler Rahman | 627 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | BKA | Hossain Ahammad | 461 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Mosaddekur Rahman | 145 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28.097 | 13.9 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201,891 | 59.2 | 0.0 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Noakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Shahjahan | 61,632 | 45.9 | +9.7 |
| | AL | Khairul Anam Salim | 53,413 | 39.8 | +8.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Borhan Uddin | 10,972 | 8.2 | −9.4 |
| | JP(E) | Fazle Elahi | 6,823 | 5.1 | −7.7 |
| | IOJ | Mohammad Abdul Baset | 368 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Salauddin Mahmud | 305 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Basad-Khalekuzzaman) | Matin Uddin Ahmed | 264 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Iqtiar Uddin Faruk | 233 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | BKA | Hossain Ahmed Ukil | 172 | 0.1 | −0.5 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Ataur Karim Faruk | 113 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Tahrikae Olama-i-Bangladesh | Md. Mostafa Bin Hossain | 29 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,219 | 6.1 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,324 | 59.2 | +25.9 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Noakhali-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Shahjahan | 33,339 | 36.2 | |
| | AL | Golam Mohiuddin Latu | 29,261 | 31.8 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Borhan Uddin | 16,216 | 17.6 | |
| | JP(E) | Fazle Elahi | 11,791 | 12.8 | |
| | BKA | Hossain Ahammad | 543 | 0.6 | |
| | WPB | Aman Ullah Majhi | 263 | 0.3 | |
| | BAKSAL | Sarwar-e-Deen | 205 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Golam Mostafa | 164 | 0.2 | |
| | Bangladesh Islamic Republican Party | Habib Ullah Chowdhury | 138 | 0.1 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Kader) | Md. Abdul Momen | 127 | 0.1 | |
| | NAP (Bhashani) | Mosle Uddin | 52 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,078 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,099 | 33.3 | |
| | 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) |