Bangladeshi general election, 2001

Bangladeshi general election, 2001

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All 300 seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad 151 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Khaleda Zia Sheikh Hasina Hussain Muhammad Ershad Party BNP Awami League Jatiya Party (E) Leader since 1984 1981 1986 Leader's seat Feni-1 Gopalganj-3 Rangpur Last election 116 seats, 33.60% 151 seats, 37.40% 32 seats, 16.40% Seats won 193 62 14 Seat change 77 84 18 Popular vote 23,074,714 22,310,276 4,023,962 Percentage 41.40% 40.02% 7.22% Swing 6.80% 2.62% 7.18%
Prime Minister before election Sheikh Hasina Awami League Subsequent Prime Minister Khaleda Zia BNP

Sheikh Hasina
Awami League

Khaleda Zia
BNP

The Eighth National Parliamentary Elections 2001 (Bengali: অষ্টম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০০১) were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. 300 single-seat constituencies for the Jatiyo Sangshad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and including 484 independents. The election was the second to be held under the caretaker government concept, introduced in 1996. The chief adviser of the caretaker government was Justice Latifur Rahman.

(Source Bangladesh Election Commission)

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