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They were called following the controversial February 1996 elections, which were boycotted by the opposition and saw a turnout of just 21%. The result of the snap elections was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 directly elected seats, resulting in its leader Sheikh Hasina becoming Prime Minister.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 15%. [1] The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which won 278 of the 300 directly elected seats. [1]
The seventh general elections were held in Bangladesh on June 12, 1996. [5] The election was led by two major parties, the Awami League, led by Sheikh Hasina; Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was led by Khaleda Zia. A total of 2,574 candidates from 81 parties, including 281 independent candidates, took part in the election against 300 seats.
1996 Bangladeshi general election may refer to: February 1996 Bangladeshi general election; June 1996 Bangladeshi general election This page was last edited on 26 ...
Election Parliamentary strength Provisional government [2] [3] 1971-1972 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. acting Syed Nazrul Islam. Tajuddin Ahmed: Mujib I: Provisional: AL: None — Constituent assembly [4] 1972-1973 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Mujib II: Provisional: AL: 1970: 400/403 First Jatiyo Sangsad [5] [6] 1973-1973 Abu Sayeed ...
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 6th Parliament of the Jatiya Sangsad, the National Parliament of Bangladesh, by Bangladeshi constituencies.The list includes both MPs elected at the 1996 general election, held on 15 February 1996, and nominated women's members for reserved seats and those subsequently elected in by-elections.
Anisul Haque Chowdhury By-election: September 1996: Awami League: 21 Rangpur-3: Hussain Muhammad Ershad: Jatiya Party: 22 Rangpur-4: Karim Uddin Bharsha: 23 Rangpur-5: H. N. Ashequr Rahman By-election: September 1996: Awami League: 24 Rangpur-6: Nur Mohammad Mondal By-election: September 1996: Jatiya Party: 25 Kurigram-1: A.K.M. Mostafizur ...
The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats, beginning Sheikh Hasina's first term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 75.6%, the highest to date. [4] This election was the second to be held in 1996, following controversial elections held in February a few months earlier.