Mymensingh-4 is a constituency represented in the
Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of
Bangladesh
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since 2014 by
Rowshan Ershad of the
Jatiya Party (Ershad).
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses
Mymensingh Sadar Upazila
Mymensingh Sadar ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ সদর) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh Division, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography
Mymensingh Sadar is located at . It has 104,567 units of household and its ...
.
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
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redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the
2001 Bangladesh census
In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...
.
The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Ahead of the
2014 general election, the Election Commission expanded the boundaries of the constituency to include all Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. Previously the constituency had excluded five
union parishads: Borar Char, Char Ishwardia, Char Nilashmia, Paranganj, and Sirta.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Rowshan Ershad was elected unopposed in the
2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
External links
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh
Mymensingh District
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