The constituency was created in 1984 from the Rajshahi-8 constituency when the former Rajshahi District was split into four districts: Nawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi, and Natore.
Abdul Jalil died in March 2013. Abdul Malek of the Awami League was elected unopposed in May 2013 after the Election Commission disqualified the other five candidates in the
by-election scheduled for later that month.[7]