# Sunamganj-4

Sunamganj-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Bishwamvarpur and Sunamganj Sadar upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Sylhet constituency when the former Sylhet District was split into four districts: Sunamganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj.
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.
Ahead of the 2014 general election, the Election Commission reduced the boundaries of the constituency. Previously it had also included one union parishad of Dowarabazar Upazila: Mannargaon.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | NAP |
| 1991 | A. Zahur Miah | Awami League |
| Feb 1996 | Fazlul Haque Aspia | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Momtaj Iqbal | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2009 by-election | Md. Matiur Rahman | Awami League |
| 2014 | Pir Fazlur Rahman | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2018 | Pir Fazlur Rahman | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2024 | Mohammad Sadique | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2024: Sunamganj-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohammad Sadique | 90,552 | | |
| | JP(E) | Pir Fazlur Rahman | 31,718 | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

Pir Fazlur Rahman was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

Momtaj Iqbal died in April 2009. Md. Matiur Rahman, of the Awami League, was elected in a June 2009 by-election.
General Election 2008: Sunamganj-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Momtaj Iqbal | 123,883 | 62.7 | N/A |
| | BNP | Fazlul Haque Aspia | 58,964 | 29.9 | −13.1 |
| | Independent | Dewan Shamsul Abedin | 9,764 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish | Mohammad Azizul Haque | 4,303 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nazir Hossain | 558 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64,919 | 32.9 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,472 | 85.5 | +11.5 |
| | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP | JP(E) gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Sunamganj-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Fazlul Haque Aspia | 61,807 | 43.0 | +9.9 |
| | AL | Dewan Shamsul Abedin | 51,864 | 36.1 | +4.6 |
| | IJOF | Momtaj Iqbal | 30,160 | 21.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,943 | 6.9 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 143,831 | 74.0 | +2.9 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Sunamganj-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Fazlul Haque Aspia | 36,155 | 33.1 | +5.2 |
| | AL | Abduj Jahur | 34,360 | 31.5 | +3.9 |
| | JP(E) | Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | 31,209 | 28.6 | +1.0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Hatimur Rahman | 6,940 | 6.4 | +1.0 |
| | Zaker Party | Nurul Amin | 274 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | Syed Kabir Ahmed | 248 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,795 | 1.6 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,186 | 71.1 | +14.9 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Sunamganj-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | A. Zahur Miah | 30,649 | 33.1 | |
| | BNP | Dewan Shamsul Abedin | 25,865 | 27.9 | |
| | JP(E) | Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury | 25,555 | 27.6 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Sajidur Rahman | 5,024 | 5.4 | |
| | Independent | Mosihur Rahman | 3,836 | 4.1 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Shaheed Chowdhury | 635 | 0.7 | |
| | Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub) | Binod Ranjan Talukdar | 513 | 0.6 | |
| | FP | A. Bablu Ribora | 510 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,784 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,587 | 56.2 | |
| | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from | AL gain from |