General elections in Bangladesh

The Jatiya Sangsad consists of 300 members elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies and 50 seats reserved for women, which are allocated based on the proportional vote share received by parties.

[1][2] The second general elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979, under President Ziaur Rahman.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won the election; They won 207 out of 300 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad.The total vote was 51.2%। In this election, Awami League (Malek) won 39 seats, Awami League (Mizan) 2, JSD 8, Muslim League and Democratic League 20, NAP (Muzaffar) 1, Bangladesh National League 2, Bangladesh Gano Front 2, Nationalist Democratic Movement (Bangladesh) 1, Bangladesh Ganatantrik Andolon 1, Jatiya Ekta Party 1 and independent candidates won 16 seats.

[1][2] The fourth general elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 March 1988.

[3] The sixth general elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996.

The eighth general elections were held in Bangladesh on October 1, 2001.

Latifur Rahman was the head of the caretaker government when the election was held.

The military government declared a state of emergency in early 2007, which was lifted on 16 December 2008.

[3] 38 registered political parties including Awami League, BNP participated in this election.

The election was boycotted by most parties, including the main opposition BNP, and carried out continuous hartal-blockade programs.

Voting was held in 18 thousand 208 polling stations of the remaining 147 constituencies.

[7][1] The eleventh general elections in Bangladesh were held on 30 December 2018.

[8] The twelfth general elections in Bangladesh were held on Sunday, January 7, 2024.