Kurigram-4 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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since 2019 by
Zakir Hossain
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of the
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.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Chilmari,
Char Rajibpur and
Raomari upazilas.
History
The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rangpur-17 constituency when the former Rangpur District was split into five districts:
Nilphamari,
Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat ( bn, লালমনিরহাট) is a town and district headquarters of Lalmonirhat District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in Sout ...
,
Rangpur,
Kurigram Kurigram District ( bn, কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakum ...
, and
Gaibandha.
Ahead of the
2018 general election, the Election Commission altered the boundaries of the constituency by removing one
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
(Saheber Alga) of
Ulipur Upazila
Ulipur ( bn, উলিপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ulipur is located at . It has 63216 households and total area 504.19 km2.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ulipu ...
, and adding the remainder of
Chilmari Upazila
Chilmari ( bn, চিলমারী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur Division, Rangpur, Bangladesh.
History
Chilmari was river port during the Pakistani and British Rule. During the war of Independence of Bangladesh ...
to the two union parishads already included: Ashtamir Char and Nayerhat.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Kurigram District
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