Bangladeshi general election, 2001

Bangladeshi general election, 2001

1996 ← October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) → 2008

All 300 seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad 151 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Khaleda Zia Sheikh Hasina Party BNP AL Leader since 1984 1981 Leader's seat Feni-1 Gopalganj-3 Last election 116 seats, 33.60% 151 seats, 37.40% Seats won 200 62 Seat change +84 -79 Popular vote 23,074,714 22,310,276 Percentage 41.40% 40.02%

Prime Minister before election Sheikh Hasina AL Prime Minister-designate Khaleda Zia BNP

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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.

Results

 Summary of the 1 October 2001 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal)	23,074,714	41.40	193
Bangladesh Awami League	22,310,276	40.02	62
Jatiya Party (Ershad) Includes candidates of the Islamic National Unity Front (Islami Jatiya Oikya Front)	4,023,962	7.22	14
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh	2,385,361	4.28	17
Jatiya Party (Naziur)	521,472	0.94	4
Islami Oikya Jote	312,868	0.56	2
Krishak Shramik Janata League	261,344	0.47	2
Jatiya Party (Manju)	243,617	0.44	1
Non-partisan and others	2,262,045	4.06	6
vacant		-	2
Total (turnout 74.9 %)	55,728,162	100.0	300
Rejected votes	441,871
Total votes	56,169,233
Registered voters	74,951,319
Source: Bangladesh Election Commission through Adam Carr and Daily Star

• Turnout was 74.96% (56,169,233)
• Number of polling stations: 29,978
• Number of polling booths: 149,288
• Number of polling officers: 477,842
• Total Registered Voters:7,50,00,656
• Male Voter: 3,86,84,972
• Female Voters:3,63,15,684
• Casted Votes: 75.59%

(Source Bangladesh Election Commission)