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Awami-Liga
Vote: 2,55,652
Total Center: 111

Election History

On December 7, 1970, after 23 years of independence, Pakistan held its inaugural general election. Citizens from both West and East Pakistan participated in voting across 300 parliamentary constituencies to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan. The election marked a decisive victory for the Awami League, securing 160 seats in the National Assembly. However, President Yahya Khan refused to transfer power to the democratically elected government, leading to a historic turn of events. Following a nine-month-long and bloody war, Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation. Over the past 52 years of Bangladesh's sovereignty, the country has undergone 11 parliamentary elections for 300 constituencies. The Constitution of Bangladesh, enacted in 1972, mandated a multi-party parliamentary system, laying the groundwork for the first election held in March 1973. Four parliamentary elections were conducted under a presidential system—1979, 1986, 1988, and 1991—while the remaining six, spanning from 1973 and those held after 1991, followed the parliamentary system.

11th general election, 2018

Date: December 30

Contesting parties: 51

Voter turnout: 80.20%

Result:

  • Awami League: 258
  • Jatiya Party: 23
  • Bangladesh Workers Party: 3
  • Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh: 2
  • Jatiya Samajtantric Dal (JSD): 2
  • Bangladesh Tarikat Federation: 1
  • Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP): 6
  • Gano Forum: 2
  • Independents: 3

10th general election, 2014

Date: January 5

Contesting parties: 12

Voter turnout: 40.04%

Boycotted by: 18-party alliance led by BNP

Result:

  • Awami League: 234 seats
  • Jatiya Party (Ershad): 34 seats
  • Workers Party: 6 seats
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal: 5 seats
  • Jatiya Party (Manju): 2 seats
  • Bangladesh Tarikat Federation: 2 seats
  • Bangladesh Nationalist Front: 1 seat
  • Independents: 16 seats

9th general election, 2008

Date: December 29

Contesting parties: 38

Voter turnout: 87.13%

Result:

  • Grand Alliance: 263 seats
    • Bangladesh Awami League: 230 seats
    • Jatiya Party: 27 seats
    • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal: 3 seats
    • Workers Party of Bangladesh: 2 seats
    • Liberal Democratic Party: 1 seat
  • Four-Party Alliance: 33 seats
    • Bangladesh Nationalist Party: 30 seats
    • Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: 2 seats
    • Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP: 1 seat
  • Independents: 4 seats

8th general election, 2001

Date: October 1

Contesting parties: 54

Voter turnout: 75.59%

Result:

  • BNP: 195 seats
  • Awami League: 58 seats
  • Jatiya Party (Ershad): 14 seats
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: 17 seats
  • Jatiya Party (Naziur): 4 seats
  • Islami Oikya Jote: 3 seats
  • Krishak Shramik Janata League: 1 seats
  • Jatiya Party (Manju): 1 seats
  • Independents: 7 seats

7th general election, 1996

Date: June 12

Contesting parties: 81

Voter turnout: 74.96%

Result:

  • Awami League: 146 seats
  • Bangladesh Nationalist Party: 116 seats
  • Jatiya Party: 32 seats
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: 3 seats
  • Islami Oikkya Jote: 1 seat
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab): 1 seat
  • Independents: 1 seat

6th general election, 1996

Date: February 15

Contesting parties: 43

Voter turnout: 20.97%

Boycotted by most opposition parties

Result:

  • BNP: 278 seats
  • Freedom Party: 1 seat
  • Independent: 10 seats
  • No voting in 10 seats; 1 stayed by the court

5th general election, 1991

Date: February 27

Contesting parties: 75

Voter turnout: 55.45%

Result:

  • BNP: 140 seats
  • Awami League: 88 seats
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: 18 seats
  • Jatiya Party: 35 seats
  • Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League: 5 seats
  • Communist Party of Bangladesh: 5 seats
  • Islami Oikkya Jote: 1 seats
  • National Awami Party (Muzaffar): 1 seat
  • Ganatantri Party: 1 seat
  • National Democratic Party: 1 seat
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  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj): 1 seat
  • Workers Party of Bangladesh: 1 seat
  • Independents: 3 seats

4th general election, 1988

Date: March 3

Contesting parties: 8

Voter turnout: 57.90%

Boycotted by:

  • Awami League
  • BNP
  • CPB
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
  • The Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League

Result:

  • Jatiya Party: 251 seats
  • Combined Opposition Party: 19 seats
  • Bangladesh Freedom Party: 2 seats
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj): 3 seats
  • Independents: 25 seats

3rd general election, 1986

Date: May 7

Contesting parties: 28

Voter turnout: 61.07%

Result:

  • Jatiya Party: 153 seats
  • Awami League: 76 seats
  • Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: 10 seats
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab): 4 seats
  • Bangladesh Muslim League: 4 seats
  • National Awami Party: 5 seats
  • Communist Party of Bangladesh: 5 seats
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj): 3 seats
  • National Awami Party (Muzaffar): 2 seats
  • Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League: 3 seats
  • Workers Party of Bangladesh: 3 seats
  • Independents: 32 seats

2nd general election, 1979

Date: February 18

Contesting parties: 29

Voter turnout: 50.94%

Result:

  • Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP): 207 seats
  • Awami League: 39 seats
  • Bangladesh Muslim League–Islamic Democratic League: 20 seats
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal: 8 seats
  • Bangladesh Awami League (Mizan): 2 seats
  • National Awami Party (Muzaffar): 1 seats
  • Bangladesh Gono Front: 2 seats
  • Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninist): 1 seats
  • Bangladesh Jatiya League: 2 seats
  • Jatiya Ekata Party: 1 seat
  • Bangladesh Ganatantrik Andolan: 1 seat
  • Independents: 16 seats

1st general election, 1973

Date: March 7

Contesting parties: 14

Voter turnout: 54.91%

Result:

  • Awami League: 293 seats
  • National Awami Party (NAP-Bhashani): 1 seat
  • Bangladesh Jatiya League: 1 seat
  • Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal: 1 seat
  • Independents: 5 seats