Bangladeshi general election, 1996
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Two general elections were held in Bangladesh in 1996:
- Sixth parliamentary electionBangladeshi general election, February 1996The Sixth National Parliamentary Elections 1996 was held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 21%. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 278 of the 289 elected seats...
on 15 February, which was won by BNPBNP-Politics:*Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna, a Sri Lankan political party*Balochistan National Party, a Pakistani political party*Bangladesh Nationalist Party, a Bangladeshi political party*Barbados National Party, a defunct political party in Barbados...
after Bangladesh Awami LeagueBangladesh Awami LeagueThe Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh...
, the other main party in Bangladesh, boycotted the elections. - Seventh parliamentary electionBangladeshi general election, June 1996The Seventh National Parliamentary Elections 1996 were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 75.6%, the highest to date.-Results:...
on 12 June, which was won by Bangladesh Awami LeagueBangladesh Awami LeagueThe Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh...
after BNP was forced to dissolve the parliament and hold impartial elections under the caretaker governmentCaretaker governmentCaretaker government is a type of government that rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
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