# Gaibandha-4

Gaibandha-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 Gobindaganj Upazila.

## 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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| 1988 | Ataur Rahman | Independent |
| 1991 | Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| Feb 1996 | Abdul Mannan Mandal | BNP |
| Jun 1996 | Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury | Jatiya Party |
| 2001 | Abdul Mottaleb Akanda | BNP |
| 2006 by-election | Shamim Kaisar Lincoln | BNP |
| 2008 | Monowar Hossain Chowdhury | Awami League |
| 2014 | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | Independent |
| 2018 | Monowar Hossain Chowdhury | Awami League |
| 2024 | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Gaibandha-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | 98,546 | 60.4 | N/A |
| | AL | Monowar Hossain Chowdhury | 64,614 | 39.6 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,932 | 20.8 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,160 | 46.3 | −43.2 |
| | 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: Gaibandha-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Monowar Hossain Chowdhury | 145,201 | 52.1 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Abdur Rahim Sarkar | 70,111 | 25.1 | |
| | JP(E) | Mohammad Ali Mahbub Talukdar | 49,040 | 17.6 | |
| | Independent | Shamim Kaisar Lincoln | 12,720 | 4.6 | |
| | Bangladesh Kalyan Party | Md. Mozibor Rahman | 906 | 0.3 | |
| | LDP | Md. Abu Taleb Mondal | 903 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75,090 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 278,881 | 89.5 | |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
Abdul Mottaleb Akanda died in March 2006. Shamim Kaisar Lincoln of the BNP was elected in a May 2006 by-election.
General Election 2001: Gaibandha-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Abdul Mottaleb Akanda | 96,108 | 41.0 | +29.5 |
| | AL | Md. Mozammel Hossain Pradhan | 75,106 | 32.0 | +3.8 |
| | IJOF | Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury | 63,296 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,002 | 9.0 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 234,510 | 80.5 | +6.0 |
| | 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: Gaibandha-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury | 67,419 | 38.9 | +2.9 |
| | AL | Md. Tozammal Hossain Prodhan | 48,919 | 28.2 | +11.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | A. K. Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 25,278 | 14.6 | −7.9 |
| | BNP | Md. Abdul Mannan Mondal | 19,860 | 11.5 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Md. Mazibur Rahman | 4,272 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | 3,720 | 2.1 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Ferdaus Alam | 1,225 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Zaker Party | Enamul Kabir Torab | 1,079 | 0.6 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | Sheikh Sadek | 427 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Majibur Rahman | 407 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Abdus Samad | 360 | 0.2 | −0.3 |
| | Gano Forum | Md. Nurul Islam Sarkar | 254 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,500 | 10.7 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,220 | 74.5 | +19.1 |
| | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold | JP(E) hold |
General Election 1991: Gaibandha-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(E) | Lutfur Rahman Chowdhury | 44,784 | 36.0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 28,052 | 22.5 | |
| | AL | Shah Jahangir Kobir | 21,006 | 16.9 | |
| | BNP | Sirajul Islam | 7,724 | 6.2 | |
| | Independent | Jamalur Rahman Pradan | 6,195 | 5.0 | |
| | Independent | Abdur Rahman | 4,212 | 3.4 | |
| | JSD | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | 2,418 | 1.9 | |
| | Independent | Ataur Rahman | 2,370 | 1.9 | |
| | Independent | Nurul Islam | 2,088 | 1.7 | |
| | Zaker Party | Enamul Kabir Torab | 1,895 | 1.5 | |
| | FP | Muklasur Rahman | 894 | 0.7 | |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Abdur Razzak | 874 | 0.7 | |
| | Jatia Mukti Dal | Mohammad Hossain Foku | 794 | 0.6 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Entazur Rahman | 583 | 0.5 | |
| | NAP (Muzaffar) | Md. Nurul Islam | 338 | 0.3 | |
| | JSD (S) | Khalilur Rahman | 205 | 0.2 | |
| | NDP | Khandakar Abu Taher | 56 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,732 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,488 | 55.4 | |
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