Sylhet-4 is a constituency represented in the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

(National Parliament) of

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

since 2008 by

Imran Ahmad Imran Ahmad (born 22 April 1948) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician, businessman and the Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment since 2019. He is a member of parliament from Sylhet-4. Early life and education Imran was ...

of the

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Boundaries

The constituency encompasses

Companiganj Companiganj ( bn, কোম্পানীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Noakhali District. The area is famed for ''water buffalo doi (curd)''. History The Port of Jugdia (presently in Sirajpur Union) gained relevance as an important commercial s ...

Gowainghat Gowainghat ( bn, গোয়াইনঘাট) is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. History The British Empire conquered the Jaintia Kingdom on 25 March 1835, finally incorporating Gowainghat in its Sylhet Di ...

, and Jaintiapur 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 An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...

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.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Saifur Rahman stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election, and won two of them: Sylhet-4 and

Moulvibazar-3 Moulvibazar-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Nesar Ahmed of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Moulvibazar Sadar and Rajnagar upazilas. History ...

. He chose to represent Moulvibazar-3 and quit Sylhet-4, triggering a by-election. His main opponent from the general election, Imran Ahmad, was elected in a September 1996 by-election.

References

External links

* Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh Sylhet District Jaintiapur Upazila {{Sylhet-geo-stub