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The election was held on 7 December 1970. The total number of voters were 29,479,386. The
number of casting votes was 17,005,163 (57.68%), the valid casting votes was 1,64,54,278.
The election was held on 17 December 1970. The percentage of casting votes was (57.69%), and the
number of reserved women seat was 10
The election was held on 7 March 1973. Total number of voter=3,52,05,642; Cast votes=1,93,29,683
(54.9%); Valid casting votes=1,88,51,808 (53.54%); Reserved Women Seats=15
1,37,93,71
1 Awami League 300 293 73.2% Boat
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National Awami
3 224 0 15,69,299 8.33% Hut
Party (Mozaffar)
Communist Party of
5 4 0 47,211 0.25% Key
Bangladesh
Communist Party of
6 2 0 18,619 0.1% Bullock Cart
Bangladesh (L)
The election was held on 3 March 1988. Total number of voter=4,98,63,829; Cast votes=2,88,73,540
(54.93%); Valid casting votes=2,85,26,650; Reserved Women Seats=30.
The election was held on 13 January 1991. Total number of voter=6,20,81,793; Cast
votes=3,44,77,803 (55.45%); Valid casting votes=3,41,03,777; Reserved Women Seats=30.
Bangladesh Awami League won the general elections for the first time since 1973 by forming a
coalition government, since they fell 5 seats short of a majority.
Seat
Party Votes % +/-
s
Bangladesh Awami League 15,882,792 37.4 146 New
Bangladesh Nationalist Party 14,255,986 33.6 116 -34
Jatiya Party 6,954,981 16.4 32 New
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 3,653,013 8.6 3 New
Islami Oikkya Jote 461,517 1.1 1 New
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) 97,916 0.2 1 New
74 other parties 662,451 1.6 0 0
Independents 449,618 1.1 1 -9
Invalid/blank votes 462,302 - - -
42,880,57
Total 100 300 0
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Bangladeshi General Election, 2001
Bangladesh Awami League won two-third majority in the parliament and won the elections.
The incumbent Bangladesh Awami League won the election with a safe majority, winning 234 seats.
The election was controversial however as the opposition alliance boycotted the election.
As a result of the boycott 153 (of 300) seats were uncontested, of which Awami League won 127 by
default on 5 January 2014, the Jatiya Party (Ershad) led by Rowshan Ershad won 20, the JSD won
three, the Workers Party won two and the Jatiya Party (Manju) won one.
Results of 139 seats out of remaining 147 seats (which were contested) were released, with
the Awami League winning 105, the Jatiya Party (Ershad) winning 13, the Workers Party winning
four, the JSD winning two and the Tarikat Federation and BNF winning one each. The remaining 8
constituencies election were suspended due to violence and re-election to be held. The newly
elected MPs were sworn in on 9 January
As a result of the boycott and violence voter turnout was lower than the previous few elections at
only 51%, and as low as 22% in the capital, Dhaka.