Seventh General Election of Bangladesh 1996

Seventh General Election of Bangladesh 1996
Bangladeshi general election, June 1996

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 Awami League won the general elections for the first time since 1973 by forming a coalition government, since they fell 5 seats short of a majority.


Results of  Seventh General Election of Bangladesh 1996

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Bangladesh Awami League	15,882,792	37.4	146	New
Bangladesh Nationalist Party	14,255,986	33.6	116	-184
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	-9
Invalid/blank votes	462,302	-	-	-
Total	42,880,576	100	300	0

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     Bangladeshi general election, June 1996

Bangladeshi general election, June 1996

June 12, 1996

All 300 seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad 151 seats were needed for a majority First party Second party Third party k Leader Sheikh Hasina Khaleda Zia H M Ershad Party Awami League BNP JP Leader since 1981 1984 1986 Leader's seat Gopalganj-3 Feni-1 Rangpur Last election boycotted 300 seats, 100% boycotted Seats won 146 116 32 Seat change 58 (from 1991 elections) 184(from Feb 1996 elections) 3(from 1991 elections) Popular vote 15,882,792 14,255,986 6,954,981 Percentage 37.4% 33.6% 16.4% Swing 7.3%(from 1991 elections) 66.4%(from Feb 1996 elections) 4.5%(from 1991 elections)

Prime Minister before election Khaleda Zia BNP Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Hasina Awami League

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