Natore-4

Natore-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2023 by Siddiqur Rahman Patwari of the Awami League.

Natore-4
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Natore District
Division	Rajshahi Division
Electorate	371,788 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 60 Natore-3 62 Sirajganj-1 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Baraigram and Gurudaspur.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Rajshahi constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Md. Abul Kasem Sarker	Jatiya Party[4][5]
	1991	Abdul Quddus	Awami League
	Feb 1996	Ekramul Alam	BNP
	Jun 1996	Abdul Quddus	Awami League
	2001	Mozammel Haque	BNP
	2008	Abdul Quddus	Awami League
	2023 by-election	Siddiqur Rahman Patwari

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Abdul Quddus was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.^[6]

General Election 2018: Natore-4^[2][1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Quddus	285532	76.80	+2.1
	BNP	Md Abdul Aziz	Boycotted Polls	N/A	N/A
	JP(E)	MD ALA UDDIN MRIDHA	7304	1.98	+0.48
	IAB	MD BADRUL AMIN	6371	1.72	+0.54
	AL gain from JP(E)

General Election 2014: Natore-4^[2][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Quddus	Winner (Uncontested)	N/A	N/A
	BNP	------	Boycotted Polls	N/A	N/A
	JI	------	Boycotted Polls	N/A	N/A
	AL gain from

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Natore-4^[2][7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Quddus	160,549	57.4	+23.2
	BNP	Mozammel Haque	115,409	41.2	−6.8
	IAB	Muhammad Abdul Latif Miau Helal	2,140	0.8	N/A
	Zaker Party	Bimal Kumar Mitra	832	0.3	N/A
	KSJL	Md. Shahidul Islam Munshi	311	0.1	N/A
	United Citizen Movement	Md. Monjur Alam	265	0.1	N/A
	CPB	Romnath Mahatho	259	0.1	N/A
	PDP	A. M. Amrul Huq	59	0.0	N/A
Majority			45,140	16.1	+2.3
Turnout			279,824	93.1	+6.5
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Natore-4^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Mozammel Haque	111,626	48.0	+13.6
	AL	Abdul Quddus	79,450	34.2	−3.4
	Independent	Md. Eshrat Ali	31,333	13.5	N/A
	IJOF	Abu Ahsan	10,006	4.3	N/A
Majority			32,176	13.8	+10.6
Turnout			232,415	86.6	+2.4
	BNP gain from AL

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Natore-4^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Quddus	67,013	37.6	+1.8
	BNP	Mozammel Haque	61,378	34.4	+3.4
	JP(E)	Md. Abul Kasem Sarker	35,414	19.9	+7.2
	JI	Md. Abdul Hai Sarker	12,736	7.1	−12.0
	IOJ	Md. Abdul Latif Miah	1,005	0.6	N/A
	Zaker Party	Saifuddaula Sabu	476	0.3	−0.3
	Gano Forum	Abdul Haque Khan	263	0.1	N/A
Majority			5,635	3.2	−1.6
Turnout			178,285	84.2	+11.3
	AL hold

General Election 1991: Natore-4^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Abdul Quddus	54,860	35.8
	BNP	Mozammel Haque	47,566	31.0
	JI	Md. Abdul Hai Sarker	29,249	19.1
	JP(E)	Md. Abul Kasem Sarker	19,452	12.7
	Zaker Party	Md. Saifuddaula Sabu	876	0.6
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Abu Ahsan	603	0.4
	FP	Md. Meher Ali Biswas	406	0.3
	BAKSAL	M. A. Khalekh	339	0.2
Majority			7,294	4.8
Turnout			153,351	72.9
	AL gain from JP(E)