1973 Bangladeshi general election

1973 Bangladeshi general election

7 March 1973 (1973-03-07)
All 300 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad 151 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	54.9%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Serajul Alam Khan Ataur Rahman Khan Party AL JSD Bangladesh Jatiya League Leader since 1963 1972 1969 Leader's seat Gopalganj Last election 288 seats – 0 seats Seats won 293 1 1 Seat change 5 New 1 Popular vote 13,798,717 1,229,110 62,354 Percentage 73.2% 6.5% 0.3%
Prime Minister before election Sheikh Mujibur Rahman AL Subsequent Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman AL

General elections (Bengali: প্রথম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৭৩) were held in newly independent Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, who won 293 of the 300 seats, including eleven constituencies where they were elected unopposed without a vote. Voter turnout was 54.9%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Bangladesh Awami League	13,798,717	73.2	293	+5
National Awami Party (Muzaffar)	1,569,299	8.3	0	New
Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal	1,229,110	6.5	1	New
National Awami Party (Bhashani)	1,002,771	5.3	0	New
Bangladesh Jatiya League	62,354	0.3	1	+1
Banglar Communist Party	199,673	1.1	0	New
Bangla Chattra Union			0	New
Bangladesh Jatiya Congress			0	New
Bangla Jatiya League			0	New
Bangladesh Sramik Federation			0	New
Communist Party of Bangladesh			0	New
Bangladesh Communist Party (Leninist)			0	New
Jayita Ganatantrik Dal			0	New
Shramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal			0	New
Independents	989,884	5.3	5	–2
Invalid/blank votes	477,875	–	–	–
Total	19,329,683	100	300	0
Registered voters/turnout	35,205,642	54.9	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.