# Barisal-4

Barisal-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Pankaj Nath of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Hizla and Mehendiganj upazilas.

## 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 | Member | Party |
| 1973 | Yusuf Hossain Humayun | Awami League |
| 1979 | Siddiqur Rahman | BNP |
| 1986 | Maidul Islam | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1991 | Mohiuddin Ahmed | Awami League |
| 1996 | Shah M. Abul Hussain | BNP |
| 2008 | Md. Mazbauddin Farhad | BNP |
| 2014 | Pankaj Nath | Awami League |
| 2024 | Pankaj Nath | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Barisal-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Pankaj Nath | 175,413 | 94.2 | +50.0 |
| | BNF | Anjuman Salah Uddin | 5,629 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Sheikh Md. Joynal Abedin | 5,265 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169,784 | 91.1 | +88.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,307 | 67.9 | −16.8 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Barisal-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Mazbauddin Farhad | 92,856 | 46.4 | −20.4 |
| | AL | Maidul Islam | 88,483 | 44.2 | +21.1 |
| | IAB | Sayed Md. Mosaddeq Billah | 18,455 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Gano Forum | M. Fazlul Hoque | 218 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shah M. Abul Hussain | 157 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | KSJL | Md. Abdus Sattar Sikder | 106 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,373 | 2.2 | −41.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 200,275 | 84.8 | +32.2 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 2001: Barisal-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shah M. Abul Hussain | 65,091 | 66.8 | +12.7 |
| | AL | Md. Mahsin Shikder | 22,502 | 23.1 | −0.9 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Anisur Rahman Chowdhury | 5,295 | 5.4 | N/A |
| | IJOF | Gazi Md. Abul Based | 4,158 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Awolad Hossain | 333 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,589 | 43.7 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,379 | 52.6 | −19.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Barisal-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Shah M. Abul Hussain | 50,830 | 54.1 | +38.3 |
| | AL | Mohiuddin Ahmed | 22,556 | 24.0 | +0.9 |
| | JP(E) | A. Zabber Talukdar | 10,414 | 11.1 | −2.6 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Mahmud Al Mamun | 9,577 | 10.2 | −13.0 |
| | Zaker Party | M. A. Razzak | 506 | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| | NDP | H. M. Ruhul Amin | 69 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,274 | 30.1 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,952 | 72.3 | +34.6 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |
General Election 1991: Barisal-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mohiuddin Ahmed | 22,093 | 30.2 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Mahmud Hossain Al Mamun | 16,943 | 23.2 | |
| | BNP | Khandakar Mazharul Islam | 11,576 | 15.8 | |
| | JP(E) | Maidul Islam | 9,995 | 13.7 | |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Shahjahan Khan | 8,783 | 12.0 | |
| | Jatiya Jukta Front | Mostafa Hamid Chowdhury | 1,270 | 1.7 | |
| | Bangladesh Janata Party | A. S. M. Shahidul Islam | 836 | 1.1 | |
| | Zaker Party | A. Razzak Dhali | 795 | 1.1 | |
| | Jatiya Biplobi Front | Abdur Rahman Khan | 644 | 0.9 | |
| | JSD (S) | Abdul Zalil | 169 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,322 | 44.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,104 | 37.7 | |
| | 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) |