Bangladeshi general election, June 1996
Bangladeshi general election, June 1996
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June 12, 1996 (1996-06-12) |
2001 → |
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All 300 seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad
151 seats were needed for a majority
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Sheikh Hasina |
Khaleda Zia |
Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
| Party |
Awami League |
BNP |
Jatiya Party (E) |
| 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) |
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Khaleda Zia
BNP
Sheikh Hasina
Awami League
The Seventh National Parliamentary Elections 1996 (Bengali: সপ্তম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৯৬) 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.
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58 (from 1991 elections)
184(from Feb 1996 elections)