Bangladeshi general election, June 1996
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The 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.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh Awami League
The Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh...
, which won 146 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 75.6%, the highest to date.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh Awami League The Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh... |
15,882,792 | 37.4 | 146 | New |
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh... |
14,255,986 | 33.6 | 116 | |
| 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 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 462,302 | |||
| Total | 42,880,576 | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||