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General elections were held in newly independent Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. A total of 1,078 candidates and 14 political parties contested the elections. Though the Awami League was already the clear favourite before the elections, the government led by its leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made a major effort to winning every seat.
The first general elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The Awami League won the elections and secured 293 seats out of 300 where eleven members of the Jatiya Sangsad won freely without votes. 1091 candidates from 14 parties contested in this election.
7 March: First general election of Bangladesh is held, Bangladesh Awami League secures majority. 17 April: a tornado in the Manikganj region had killed at least 681 people. [3] 17 July: The first amendment was made to the constitution.
This is a list of members of Parliament (MP) elected to the 1st Parliament of the Jatiya Sangsad, the National Parliament of Bangladesh, by Bangladeshi constituencies.The list includes both MPs elected at the 1973 general election, held on 7 March 1973, and nominated women's members for reserved seats and those subsequently elected in by-elections.
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 ...
This is a summary of the electoral history of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who served as the first presidents and second prime minister of Bangladesh from April 1971 to August 1975. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Summary
The third Mujib ministry was formed on 16 March 1973 after the Bangladesh Awami League won the first general election of sovereign and independent Bangladesh with a vast majority. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cabinet
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 ...