Draft:November 2024 Bangladeshi general election
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An early general election is expected to be held in Bangladesh in November 2024 following the order of parliament dissolution by president Mohammed Shahabuddin.
Background
[edit]The Awami League won 224 seats in the January 2024 election, beginning a fifth term in power. Due to the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement and the subsequent Non-cooperation movement (2024), Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country to India. President Shahabuddin then proceeded to dissolve parliament.
Electoral system
[edit]The 350 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consist of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, and an additional 50 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are distributed based on the proportional vote share of the contesting parties. Each parliament sits for a five-year term.