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2001 Bangladeshi general election ← June 1996 1 October 2001 2008 → All 300 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad 151 seats needed for a majority Registered 74,946,364 Turnout 74.97% (0.63 pp) First party Second party Leader Khaleda Zia Sheikh Hasina Party BNP AL Alliance Oikya Alliance Last election 33.61%, 116 seats 37.44%, 146 seats Seats won 193 62 Seat change 77 84 Popular vote 23,074,714 ...
The 2001 Bangladeshi presidential election was held on 12 November 2001. [1] [2] A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury won the election uncontestedly. [3] [4] Initially, two nomination papers were submitted. Later, the other contestant withdrew his nomination making Chowdhury elected to the post of President. Badruddoza sworn in on 14 November 2001 ...
List of parties participating in the 2001 Bangladesh elections Party name followed by election symbol. National Patriotic Party - Aeroplane; Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon - Banyan Tree; Ganatantri Party - Pigeon; Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal - Lock; Bangladesh Awami League - Boat; Bangladesh Gano Azadi League (Samad) - Dheki (Husking pedal)
The following is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament of Bangladesh) from 300 Constituencies for the 8th Parliament of Bangladesh. 8th Jatiya Sangsad ← 7th 9th → Flag of the Jatiya Sangsad Overview Legislative body Bangladesh Parliament Term 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 Election 2001 Government Bangladesh Nationalist Party ...
The eighth general elections were held in Bangladesh on October 1, 2001. 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 1,935 candidates from 19 parties, including 484 independent candidates, took part in the election against 300 seats. [6]
Scene from a polling booth in Bangladesh. Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad, meaning national parliament, has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies while 50 memberships are reserved for the women who are selected by the ruling ...
Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced Wednesday that the voting would be held on a single day on Jan. 7 in 300 parliamentary constituencies to elect members of ...
Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.