# Khulna-4

Khulna-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2018 by Abdus Salam Murshedy of the Awami League.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Rupsa and Terokhada upazilas, and all but two union parishads of Dighalia Upazila: Arongghata and Jugipole.

## 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 reduced the boundaries of the constituency by removing two union parishads of Dighalia Upazila: Ayongghata and Jogipole.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Sheikh Abdul Aziz | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Abdul Latif Khan | Awami League |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Sheikh Shahidur Rahman | Workers Party |
| | 1988 | Moktar Hossain | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | Awami League |
| | Feb 1996 | M. Nurul Islam | BNP |
| | Jun 1996 | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | Awami League |
| | 2001 | M. Nurul Islam | BNP |
| | 2008 | Molla Jalal Uddin | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | Awami League |
| | 2018 by-election | Abdus Salam Murshedy | Awami League |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Mostafa Rashidi Suja died in July 2018. Abdus Salam Murshedy was elected unopposed on 4 September, as he was the only candidate in the by-election scheduled for later that month.
Mostafa Rashidi Suja 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: Khulna-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Molla Jalal Uddin | 109,216 | 50.6 | +8.3 |
| | BNP | Sharif Shah Kamal | 97,547 | 45.2 | −9.0 |
| | IAB | Younus Ahammed Sheikh | 8,837 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | BML | Wazir Ali Morol | 176 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,669 | 5.4 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 215,776 | 88.9 | +7.9 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 2001: Khulna-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | M. Nurul Islam | 102,957 | 54.2 | +15.7 |
| | AL | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | 80,307 | 42.3 | +2.2 |
| | IJOF | Mallik Mahiuddin | 6,396 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nurunnabi Khan Paltu | 301 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Mallik Sahidul Islam | 77 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,650 | 11.9 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,038 | 81.0 | +2.2 |
| | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL | BNP gain from AL |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Khulna-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | 59,566 | 40.1 | +5.3 |
| | BNP | M. Nurul Islam | 57,221 | 38.5 | +7.5 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Abdul Hamid | 12,655 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Mollah Momin Uddin Ahmmed | 10,485 | 7.1 | −11.1 |
| | IOJ | Shakhawat Hossain | 8,448 | 5.7 | −2.9 |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | S. M. Moslem Uddin | 165 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,345 | 1.6 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,540 | 78.8 | +20.5 |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
General Election 1991: Khulna-4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Mostafa Rashidi Suja | 41,693 | 34.8 | |
| | BNP | A. Khaled Md. Zia Uddin | 37,071 | 31.0 | |
| | JP(E) | Kazi Aminul Haq | 21,816 | 18.2 | |
| | IOJ | Shakhawat Hossain | 10,316 | 8.6 | |
| | UCL | Sayeedur Rahman Sheikh | 4,362 | 3.6 | |
| | Bangladesh Muslim League (Aian Uddin) | S. M. Amzad Hossain | 1,659 | 1.4 | |
| | Independent | Shahidul Islam | 1,416 | 1.2 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Moinul Islam | 618 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Moktar Hossain | 322 | 0.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | S. M. Abul Hossain | 298 | 0.2 | |
| | BAKSAL | Sk. Abdus Salam | 118 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,622 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,689 | 58.3 | |
| | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from | BNP gain from |