2018 Bangladeshi general election

General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad.[2] The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina.

2018 Bangladeshi general election
30 December 2018
All 350 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad
176 seats needed for a majority
Registered104,156,269
Turnout80.20 61.29 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sheikh Hasina Hussain Ershad Khaleda Zia
Party Awami League JP(E) BNP
Alliance Grand Alliance Grand Alliance Jatiya Oikya Front
Leader since 1981 1986 1984
Leader's seat Gopalganj-3 Rangpur-3 Could not contest[lower-alpha 1]
Last election 79.14%, 273 seats 11.31%, 34 seats Boycotted
Seats won 302 26 7
Seat change 29 8 7
Popular vote 63,523,066 4,443,351 11,113,253
Percentage 74.63% 5.22% 13.06%
Swing 4.51pp 6.09pp 13.06pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Sheikh Hasina
Awami League

 Prime Minister-designate

Sheikh Hasina
Awami League

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According to political scientist Ali Riaz, the elections were not free and fair.[3] The BBC News reported that they were marred by violence and allegations of vote rigging.[4] Opposition leader Kamal Hossain rejected the results, calling it "farcical" and demanding fresh elections to be held under a neutral government. The Bangladesh Election Commission said it would investigate reported vote-rigging allegations from "across the country."[5][6] The election saw the use of electronic voting machines for the first time.[7]

Electoral system

The 350 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consist of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies,[8] and an additional 50 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are distributed based on the proportional vote share of the contesting parties, and filled with women elected by the elected members.[9] Each parliament sits for a five-year term.

Approximately 100 million voters were expected to vote from 40,199 polling stations across the country.[10] Electronic voting machines were used in six constituencies.[11]

Background

The previous general elections in January 2014 were boycotted by the main opposition alliance, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. As a result, the Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a landslide victory, taking 234 of the 300 seats in an election that saw 153 seats uncontested.[12]

In July 2017, the BNP stated that it was ready to contest the next general elections if parliament was dissolved and the election commission consisted of non-partisan members.[13] On 14 September 2017 the Official Chief Election Commissioner confirmed that the BNP would contest the elections.[14] However, following the conviction of BNP chair Khaleda Zia for corruption,[15] the High Court of Bangladesh ruled that Zia was ineligible to run for office.[16] As such her role is unclear in any potential government which contained the BNP.

Campaign

In August 2017, Jatiya Party (Ershad) chairman and former President Hussain Ershad indicated that he wanted his party to leave the Awami League-led Grand Alliance and join a new alliance with democratic left and Islamic democratic parties.[17] In November 2018 the party announced that it would join the Awami League-led alliance.[18] On 28 December, Ershad announced Jatiya Party candidates contesting from “open seats” would support the ruling Awami League-led grand alliance candidates and extended his support to "my [his] 'sister' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina".[19] Ershad personally withdrew from contesting the Dhaka-17 seat in favour of the Awami League candidate.[19] Ershad said however that “strong candidates” of his party would stay in the race.[19]

On 13 October 2018, the Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) was formed,[20] consisting primarily of the Gano Forum, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD and Nagorik Oikya,[21][22] led by former Foreign Minister Kamal Hossain of the Gano Forum. On 18 December the alliance announced a 14-point manifesto, which included a pledge to reduce the power of the office of Prime Minister.[23]

There was controversy in the run up to the elections surrounding the nomination of banned Jamaati candidates under the BNP banner. In 2013, the hard-line, right-wing, Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami was banned from registering and therefore contesting in elections by the High Court, citing their charter violates the constitution.[24][25] Twenty-five Jamaati candidates ran in the election, with twenty-two nominations for BNP and three running as independents.[26][27] An investigation was launched but on 23 December the Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said they had examined the related law and "there is no scope for rejecting the Jamaat leaders' candidacy at this moment."[27] On 26 December, just days before the election, Jatiya Oikya Front leader Kamal Hossain expressed his regret about Jamaat's involvement in the elections under his alliance, claiming "had I known [that Jamaat leaders will be given BNP tickets] I would not have been part of it."[28] The media however had reported involvement at the end of November.[26][29]

In accordance with election commission rules, campaigning was halted at 08:00 AM on the morning of 28 December.[30]

Coalitions and alliances
See also: List of political parties in Bangladesh
Coalition Leader Members Candidates Seats won in 2014
Grand Alliance Sheikh Hasina Awami League259234
Jatiya Party (Ershad)2634
Workers Party of Bangladesh56
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal35
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh3–
Jatiya Party (Manju)42
Bangladesh Tarikat Federation2
Bangladesh Nationalist Front1
Jatiya Oikya Front Kamal Hossain Bangladesh Nationalist Party240Boycotted
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami22
Gano Forum7
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD4
Nagorik Oikya4
Krishak Sramik Janata League4
Bangladesh Jatiya Party19
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish
Bangladesh Muslim League
Jatiya Ganatantrik Party
Jatiya Oikya Prokriya
Kalyan Party
Liberal Democratic Party
Left Democratic Alliance Communist Party of Bangladesh83Boycotted
Revolutionary Workers Party
Gonoshonghoti Andolon
United Communist League of Bangladesh
Basad (Marxist)
Ganatantrik Biplobi Andolon
Samajtantrik Andolon

Conduct

Violence
Main article: 2018 Bangladesh election violence

Between 9 and 12 December 2018, 47 incidences of violence were reported, in which eight people were killed and 560 were injured.[31]

According to the BNP Office, as of 26 December 2018, at least 12,923 people (mostly BNP, Jatiya Oikya Front and 18 Party Alliance activists) had been injured in 2,833 attacks on opposition candidates.[32] Between 8 November and 25 December, at least 1,574 cases were filed against BNP officials in different districts. During the same period, 15,568 activists were arrested.[32] According to The Daily Star, at least 56 candidates, mostly from the BNP, were attacked, with around 1,190 people injured and over 800 BNP-Jamaat officials arrested between 10 and 28 December.[30]

On 29 December, the day before the elections, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspended 3G and 4G connections across the country until after the elections.[33]

Newspaper Daily Star wrote on 17 December 2018 that in violence before Bangladesh elections some opposition candidates were attacked, 13 of them were injured and two arrested [34]

On election day, at least 17 people were killed in clashes between ruling party supporters and the opposition.[35]

Reports say that many supporters of the opposition Parties were arrested just before Bangladesh elections on 30 December 2018. The violence that erupted before the election day left at least 17 people dead.[36]

On 3 January 2019, Human Rights Watch called for an investigation on attack on members of the opposition party on and before Bangladesh elections.[37]

Vote rigging

A BBC correspondent reported seeing a ballot box already full of votes prior to the polling station in Chittagong opening.[4] Allegations of voting irregularities including polling booths inexplicably closing for “lunch breaks”, voters being turned away and ballots being counted unrealistically quickly were widespread.[38] Local media published accounts by correspondents who claimed to have witnessed Awami League members stuffing ballot boxes in the presence of police and election officials.[39] Voters also complained about getting the ruling party's symbol stamped on their ballot papers and being instructed to vote for the ruling party in polling centers. In the presence of the voting officers, some voters had to vote for Awami League candidates and refused to accept, yet their ballots were also dropped into the ballot box.[40] The Bangladesh Election Commission promised to investigate numerous reports of vote rigging.[4]

Suppression of opposition

Opposition candidates had encountered violence, threats and harassment when they attempted to campaign. Dozen of candidates of the main opposition party, the BNP, were arrested on spurious charges.[41] Few electoral agents from the opposition showed up at polling stations.[42] Those who did show up were prevented from entering the stations by supporters of the ruling party, according to Kamal Hossain.[43]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Awami League[lower-roman 1]63,523,06674.63302+29
Jatiya Party4,443,3515.2226–8
Bangladesh Nationalist Party[lower-roman 2]11,113,25313.067+7
Islami Andolan Bangladesh1,255,3731.470–
Workers Party of Bangladesh[lower-roman 3]646,0640.764–2
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[lower-roman 4]610,0440.722–3
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh[lower-roman 5]565,9400.662+2
Nationalist Democratic Movement496,4270.580–
Bangladesh Tarikat Federation[lower-roman 6]429,9550.511–1
Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[lower-roman 7]282,3130.331+1
Bangladesh Congress184,8230.220–
Jatiya Party (Manju)182,6110.211–1
Zaker Party109,4400.130–
Gano Forum103,5350.122+2
Bangladesh Islami Front60,3720.070–
Communist Party of Bangladesh55,4210.070–
National People's Party36,6110.040–
Islamic Front Bangladesh31,4680.040–
Liberal Democratic Party25,1520.030–
Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh18,0430.020–
Socialist Party of Bangladesh17,5910.020–
Bangladesh Muslim League15,1160.020–
Bangladesh Nationalist Front13,2890.020–1
Islami Oikya Jote11,3280.010–
Khelafat Majlish11,2030.010–
Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan9,7960.010–
Bangladesh National Awami Party8,3670.010–
Progressive Democratic Party6,1130.010–
Gano Front5,2770.010–
Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP5,1760.010–
Bangladesh Jatiya Party4,6060.010–
Jatiya Ganotantrik Party3,7980.000–
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD3,1190.000–
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish2,8990.000–
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh2,3510.000–
Ganatantri Party1,6410.000–
Bangladesh Cultural Liberation Front (Muktijote)1,2190.000–
Krishak Sramik Janata League5970.000–
Communist Party of Bangladesh (M-L)3870.000–
Bangladesh Muslim League-BML2280.000–
Bangladesh Jatiya Party1110.000–
Bangladesh Kalyan Party550.000–
Independents816,9020.962–12
Total85,114,431100.003500
Registered voters/turnout104,142,38180.20
Source: ECS, ECS, ECS,
Daily Star, Financial Express, Dhaka Tribune,
Daily Star, Daily Star, parliament.gov.bd, IFES

By constituency
Parliamentary Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Party Alliance Candidate Votes Party Alliance Candidate Votes
Rangpur Division
1 Panchagarh-1 AL GA Mazharul Haque Prodhan 173888 BNP JOF Nawshad Zamir 132539 41349
2 Panchagarh-2 AL GA Md. Nurul Islam Sujon 169514 BNP JOF Farhad Hossain Azad 111095 58419
3 Thakurgaon-1 AL GA Ramesh Chandra Sen 225798 BNP JOF Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir 128080 97718
4 Thakurgaon-2 AL GA Md Dobirul Islam 223616 BNP JOF Md Abdul Hakim 15638 207978
5 Thakurgaon-3 BNP JOF Jahidur Rahman 88510 Ind None Md Emdadul Haque 84935 4115
6 Dinajpur-1 AL GA Manoranjon Shill Gopal 198792 BNP JOF Mohammad Hanif 78928 119864
7 Dinajpur-2 AL GA Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury 197066 BNP JOF Sahdique Riaz 48822 148244
8 Dinajpur-3 AL GA Iqbalur Rahim 230445 IAB JOF Md Khairuzzaman 39247 191198
9 Dinajpur-4 AL GA Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali 203866 BNP JOF Akhtaruzzaman Mia 61706 142160
10 Dinajpur-5 AL GA Mostafizur Rahman Fizar 188680 BNP JOF AZM Rezwanul Haque 128567 60113
11 Dinajpur-6 AL GA Md Shibli Sadique 281891 BNP JOF Anwarul Islam 69769 212122
12 Nilphamari-1 AL GA Md Aftab Uddin Sarkar 188784 BNP JOF Rafiqul Islam 88791 99993
13 Nilphamari-2 AL GA Asaduzzaman Noor 178030 BNP JOF Moniruzzaman Montu 80283 97747
14 Nilphamari-3 JP(E) None Rana Mohammad Sohail 137224 BNP JOF Md Azizul Islam 44093 93131
15 Nilphamari-4 JP(E) GA Ahsan Adelur Rahman 236930 IAB None Md Shahidul Islam 27294 209636
16 Lalmonirhat-1 AL GA Md Motahar Hossain 263062 BNP JOF Md Hasan Rajib Pradhan 12157 250905
17 Lalmonirhat-2 AL GA Nuruzzaman Ahmed 198942 BNP JOF Md Rokon Uddin Babul 78193 120749
18 Lalmonirhat-3 JP(E) GA GM Quader 149641 BNP JOF Asadul Habib Dulu 80225 69416
19 Rangpur-1 JP(E) GA Mashiur Rahaman Ranga 198914 BNP JOF Md Rahmat Ullah 19493 179421
20 Rangpur-2 AL GA Abul Kalam Md. Ahasanul Hoque Chowdhury 118368 BNP JOF Mohammad Ali Sarkar 53350 65018
21 Rangpur-3 JP(E) GA Hussain Muhammad Ershad 142926 BNP JOF Rita Rahman 53089 89837
22 Rangpur-4 AL GA Tipu Munshi 199973 BNP JOF Md Emdadul Huq Bharosa 104177 95796
23 Rangpur-5 AL GA H. N. Ashequr Rahman 244758 BNP JOF Golam Rabbani 64147 180611
24 Rangpur-6 AL GA Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 234426 BNP JOF Md Saiful Islam 24053 210373
25 Kurigram-1 AL GA Md Aslam Hossain Saudagar 12101 BNP JOF Saifur Rahman Rana 118134 3767
26 Kurigram-2 JP(E) GA Ponir Uddin Ahmed 229443 GF JOF AMSA Amin 107146 122297
27 Kurigram-3 AL GA MA Matin 132390 BNP JOF Tasvir Ul Islam 70424 61966
28 Kurigram-4 AL GA Md Zakir Hossain 162634 BNP JOF Azizur Rahman 55960 106674
29 Gaibandha-1 JP(E) GA Shamim Haider Patwary 197585 BNP JOF Mazedur Rahman 65173 132412
30 Gaibandha-2 AL GA Mahabub Ara Begum Gini 189617 BNP JOF Md Abdur Rashid Sarkar 68670 120947
31 Gaibandha-3 AL GA Eunus Ali Sarkar 121163 JP(E) None Dilara Khandaker Shilpi 28385 92778
32 Gaibandha-4 AL GA Md Monowar Hossain Chowdhury 300860 JP(E) None Kazi Md Moshtiur Rahman 5717 295143
33 Gaibandha-5 AL GA MD Fazle Rabbi Miah 242861 BNP JOF Faruk Alam Sarkar 19996 222865
Rajshahi Division
34 Joypurhat-1 AL GA Shamsul Alam Dudu 219825 Ind None Aleya Begum 84212 135613
35 Joypurhat-2 AL GA Abu Sayeed Al Mahmood Swapon 228730 BNP JOF AEM Khalilur Rahman 26120 202610
36 Bogra-1 AL GA Abdul Mannan 268768 BNP JOF Kazi Rafiqul Islam 16613 252155
37 Bogra-2 AL GA Shariful Islam Jinnah 178142 BNP JOF Mahmudur Rahman Manna 62393 115749
38 Bogra-3 AL GA Md Nurul Islam Talukder 157792 BNP JOF Masuda Momen 58580 99212
39 Bogra-4 BNP JOF Md Mosharraf Hossain 128585 JSD GA A. K. M. Rezaul Karim Tansen 86048 42537
40 Bogra-5 AL GA Habibur Rahman Habib 331546 BNP JOF Golam Mohammad Siraj 49777 281769
41 Bogra-6 BNP JOF Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir 200725 JP(E) GA Md Nurul Islam Omar 40362 160363
42 Bogra-7 AL GA Rezaul Karim Bablu 190299 Ind None Mst Ferdous Ara Khan 65292 125007
43 Chapai Nawabganj-1 AL GA Shamil Uddin Ahmed Shimul 180078 BNP JOF Md Shahjahan Miah 163650 16428
44 Chapai Nawabganj-2 BNP JOF Md. Aminul Islam 175466 AL GA Md. Ziaur Rahman 139952 35514
45 Chapai Nawabganj-3 BNP JOF Md Harunur Rashid 133661 AL GA Md. Abdul Odud 85938 47723
46 Naogaon-1 AL GA Sadhan Chandra Majumder 187290 BNP JOF Md Saleque Chowdhury 142056 45234
47 Naogaon-2 AL GA Md Shahiduzzaman Sarker 172131 BNP JOF Md Shamsuzzoha Khan 100665 71466
48 Naogaon-3 JP(E) GA Md Salim Uddin Tarafder 190581 BNP JOF Parvej Arefin Siddique 136023 54558
49 Naogaon-4 AL GA Md Emaz Uddin Pramanik 168845 BNP JOF AHM Shamsul Alam Pramanik 53044 115801
50 Naogaon-5 AL GA Nizam Uddin Jalil John 156965 BNP JOF Md Jahidul Islam Dholu 83759 73206
51 Naogaon-6 AL GA Md Israfil Alam 189864 BNP JOF Alamgir Kabir 46150 143714
52 Rajshahi-1 JP(E) GA Omar Faruk Chowdhury 203479 BNP JOF Md Aminul Haque 118096 85383
53 Rajshahi-2 WPB GA Fazle Hossain Badsha 115453 BNP JOF Md Mizanur Rahman Minu 103327 12126
54 Rajshahi-3 JP(E) GA Md Ayeen Uddin 211388 BNP JOF Mohammad Shafiqul Haque Milon 80806 130582
55 Rajshahi-4 AL GA Enamul Haque 190412 BNP JOF Md Abu Hena 14157 176255
56 Rajshahi-5 AL GA Md Mansur Rahman 187370 BNP JOF Prof Nazrul Islam 28687 158683
57 Rajshahi-6 AL GA Md Shahriar Alam 202104 JP(E) None Md Iqbal Hossain 4162 197942
58 Natore-1 AL GA Shahidul Islam Bakul 246440 BNP JOF Kamrun Nahar 15338 231102
59 Natore-2 AL GA Md Shafiqul Islam Shimul 262745 BNP JOF Sabina Yasmin 13197 249548
60 Natore-3 AL GA Zunaid Ahmed Palak 230327 BNP JOF Md Dauder Mahmud 8841 221486
61 Natore-4 AL GA Md. Abdul Quddus 285532 JP(E) None Md Alauddin Mridha 7304 278228
62 Sirajganj-1 AL GA Mohammed Nasim 324424 BNP JOF Romana Morshed Kanak Chapa 1118 323306
63 Sirajganj-2 AL GA Md. Habibe Millat 291859 BNP JOF Rumana Mahmood 13758 278101
64 Sirajganj-3 AL GA Abdul Aziz 295517 BNP JOF Abdul Mannan Talukder 27248 268269
65 Sirajganj-4 AL GA Md Tanveer Imam 303706 BNP JOF Md. Shafiqul Islam 24893 278813
66 Sirajganj-5 AL GA Abdul Momin Mondol 259861 BNP JOF Md Amirul Islam Khan 28317 231544
67 Sirajganj-6 AL GA Md Hashibur Rahman Swapon 335759 BNP JOF MA Muhit 14697 321062
68 Pabna-1 AL GA Md Shamsul Hoque Tuku 281834 GF JOF Abu Sayeed 16004 265830
69 Pabna-2 AL GA Ahmed Firoz Kabir 242681 BNP JOF AKM Salim Reza Habib 5383 237298
70 Pabna-3 AL GA Md Mokbul Hossain 284752 BNP JOF K. M. Anowarul Islam 58623 226129
71 Pabna-4 AL GA Shamsur Rahman Sherif 249558 BNP JOF Md Habibur Rahman 48822 200736
72 Pabna-5 AL GA Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince 321458 BNP JOF Md Iqbal Hossain 20636 300822
Khulna Division
73 Meherpur-1 AL GA Farhad Hossain 197097 BNP JOF Masud Arun 14192 182905
74 Meherpur-2 AL GA Mohammad Shahiduzzaman 169314 BNP JOF Md Javed Masud 7792 161522
75 Kushtia-1 AL GA AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha 276675 BNP JOF Reza Ahmed 6103 270572
76 Kushtia-2 JSD GA Hasanul Haq Inu 280636 BNP JOF Mohammad Ahsan Habib Linkon 36777 243859
77 Kushtia-3 AL GA Mahbubul Alam Hanif 296590 BNP JOF Md Jakir Hossain Sarker 14381 282209
78 Kushtia-4 AL GA Selim Altaf Gorge 278818 BNP JOF Syed Mehedi Ahmed Rumi 12507 266311
79 Chuadanga-1 AL GA Solaiman Haque Joarder 309993 BNP JOF Md Sharifuzzaman 23120 286873
80 Chuadanga-2 AL GA Md. Ali Azgar 198937 BNP JOF Mahmud Hasan Khan 26924 172013
81 Jhenaidah-1 AL GA Abdul Hyee 222019 BNP JOF Asaduzzaman 6668 215351
82 Jhenaidah-2 AL GA Tahjib Alam Siddique 325886 IAB None Md Fakhrul Islam 9293 316593
83 Jhenaidah-3 AL GA Md Shafiqul Azam Khan 242532 BNP JOF Md. Matiar Rahman 32249 210283
84 Jhenaidah-4 AL GA Md. Anwarul Azim Anar 226369 BNP JOF Md Saiful Islam Firoz 9506 216890
85 Jessore-1 AL GA Sheikh Afil Uddin 211443 BNP JOF Mofiqul Hasan Tripti 4981 206462
86 Jessore-2 AL GA Md Nasir Uddin 325793 BNP JOF Abu Syed Md. Shahadat Hussain 13490 312303
87 Jessore-3 AL GA Kazi Nabil Ahmed 361333 BNP JOF Anindya Islam Amit 31710 329623
88 Jessore-4 AL GA Ranajit Kumar Roy 273234 BNP JOF TS Ayub 30874 242360
89 Jessore-5 AL GA Swapan Bhattacharjee 282872 BNP JOF Muhammad Wakkas 24621 258251
90 Jessore-6 AL GA Ismat Ara Sadek 156397 BNP JOF Md. Abul Hossain Azaz 5653 150744
91 Magura-1 AL GA Md Saifuzzaman 269198 BNP JOF Md Monowar Hossain 16606 252592
92 Magura-2 AL GA Biren Sikder 229659 BNP JOF Nitai Roy Chowdhury 52668 176991
93 Narail-1 AL GA Md. Kabirul Haque 182529 BNP JOF Biswas Jahangir Alam 8919 173610
94 Narail-2 AL GA Enamul Haque 271210 BNP JOF AZM Fariduzzaman 7883 263327
95 Bagerhat-1 AL GA Sheikh Helal Uddin 252646 BNP JOF Md Sheikh Masud Rana 11485 241161
96 Bagerhat-2 AL GA Sheikh Tonmoy 221212 BNP JOF MA Salam 4597 216615
97 Bagerhat-3 AL GA Habibun Nahar 275799 BNP JOF Mohammad Abdul Wadud Sheikh 13475 262324
98 Bagerhat-4 AL GA Mozammel Hossain 247941 IAB None A Mazid Hawladar 2471 245470
99 Khulna-1 AL GA Panchanan Biswas 172152 BNP JOF Ameer Ejaz Khan 28332 143820
100 Khulna-2 AL GA Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel 112100 BNP JOF Nazrul Islam Manju 27379 84721
101 Khulna-3 AL GA Monnujan Sufian 134806 BNP JOF Rakibul Islam 23606 111200
102 Khulna-4 AL GA Abdus Salam Murshedy Won Uncontested
103 Khulna-5 AL GA Narayan Chandra Chanda 231717 BNP JOF Mia Golam Parwar 32959 198758
104 Khulna-6 AL GA Md Akhteruzzaman 284349 BNP JOF Md. Abul Kalam Azad 19257 265092
105 Satkhira-1 AL GA Mustafa Lutfullah 332063 BNP JOF Md Habibul Islam Habib 17455 314608
106 Satkhira-2 AL GA Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi 155611 BNP JOF Abdul Khaleque Mondal 27711 127900
107 Satkhira-3 AL GA AFM Ruhal Haque 303648 BNP JOF Md Shahidul Alam 24671 278977
108 Satkhira-4 AL GA S. M. Jaglul Hayder 238387 BNP JOF Gazi Nazrul Islam 30486 207901
Barisal Division
109 Barguna-1 AL GA Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu 319957 BNP JOF Matiur Rahman Talukder 15344 304613
110 Barguna-2 AL GA Showkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon 200325 BNP JOF Khondokar Mahbub Hossain 9518 190807
111 Patuakhali-1 AL GA Shahjahan Mia 270970 IAB None Altafur Rahman 15103 255867
112 Patuakhali-2 AL GA A. S. M. Feroz 185783 IAB None Md Nazrul Islam 9269 176514
113 Patuakhali-3 AL GA SM Shahjada 217261 IAB None Kamal Khan 9009 208252
114 Patuakhali-4 AL GA Muhibur Rahman Muhib 188781 IAB None Md Habibur Rahman Howlader 7251 181530
115 Bhola-1 AL GA Tofail Ahmed 245409 IAB None Mawlana Mohammed Yasin 7801 237608
116 Bhola-2 AL GA Ali Azam 225737 BNP JOF Hafiz Ibrahim 14214 211523
117 Bhola-3 AL GA Nurunnabi Chowdhury 252214 IAB None Md Mosleh Uddin 41516 248063
118 Bhola-4 AL GA Abdullah Al Islam Jacob 299074 IAB None Md Mohibullah 6481 292593
119 Barisal-1 AL GA Abul Hasanat Abdullah 205502 IAB None Md Rasel Sardar 1415 204087
120 Barisal-2 AL GA Md Shah-e-Alam 212344 BNP JOF Sardar Sarfuddin Ahmed 1137 201207
121 Barisal-3 JP(E) None Golam Kibria Tipu 54778 BNP JOF Joynul Abedin 47287 7491
122 Barisal-4 AL GA Pankaj Nath 241003 BNP JOF Nurur Rahman Jahangir 9282 231721
123 Barisal-5 AL GA Zahid Faruk 215080 BNP JOF Majibur Rahman Sarwar 31362 183718
124 Barisal-6 JP(E) GA Nasreen Jahan Ratna 159398 IAB None AKM Nurul Islam 14845 144553
125 Jhalokati-1 AL GA Bazlul Haque Haroon 131483 BNP JOF Md Shahjahan Omar 6001 125482
126 Jhalokati-2 AL GA Amir Hossain Amu 214937 IAB None Mufti Syed Md Fozlul Karim 9812 205125
127 Pirojpur-1 AL GA SM Rezaul Karim 338610 BNP JOF Shamim Sayedee 8308 330302
128 Pirojpur-2 JP(M) GA Anwar Hossain Manju 179425 BNP JOF Mostafizur Rahman Iran 6326 173099
129 Pirojpur-3 JP(E) GA Md. Rustum Ali Faraji 135310 BNP JOF Md Ruhul Amin Dula 7698 127612
Dhaka Division
130 Tangail-1 AL GA Mohammad Abdur Razzaque 280292 BNP JOF Shahidul Islam 16440 263852
131 Tangail-2 AL GA Tanvir Hasan Soto Monir 299948 BNP JOF Sultan Salahuddin Tuku 9889 290059
132 Tangail-3 AL GA Ataur Rahman Khan 242437 BNP JOF Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad 9122 233315
133 Tangail-4 AL GA Hasan Imam Khan 224012 KSJL JOF Md Liakat Ali 34388 189624
134 Tangail-5 AL GA Md. Sanowar Hossain 149363 BNP JOF Mahmudul Hasan 78992 70370
135 Tangail-6 AL GA Ahasanul Islam Titu 280227 BNP JOF Gautam Chakroborty 44559 235668
136 Tangail-7 AL GA Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury 164591 BNP JOF Abul Kalam Azad Siddiqui 87949 76642
137 Tangail-8 AL GA Joaherul Islam 207679 KSJL JOF Kuri Siddiqui 71144 136535
Mymensingh Division
138 Jamalpur-1 AL GA Abul Kalam Azad 274605 IAB None A Majid 5224 269381
139 Jamalpur-2 AL GA Md Faridul Haq Khan 180418 BNP JOF AE Sultan Mahmud Babu 16721 163697
140 Jamalpur-3 AL GA Mirza Azam 385113 BNP JOF Mostafizur Rahman Babul 4677 380436
141 Jamalpur-4 AL GA Md Murad Hasan 217198 JP(E) None Md Mokhlesur Rahman 1593 215605
142 Thakurgaon-3 AL GA Mozaffar Hossain 373909 BNP JOF Shah Md Wares Ali Mamun 30974 342935
143 Sherpur-1 AL GA Md. Atiur Rahman Atik 287452 BNP JOF Sansila Zebrin 27643 259809
144 Sherpur-2 AL GA Matia Chowdhury 300442 BNP JOF Fahim Chowdhury 7652 292790
145 Sherpur-3 AL GA A. K. M. Fazlul Haque 251936 BNP JOF Md Mahmudul Haque Rubel 12491 239445
146 Mymensingh-1 AL GA Jewel Areng 203866 BNP JOF Afzal H. Khan 28638 230285
147 Mymensingh-2 AL GA Sharif Ahmed 291472 BNP JOF Shah Shahid Sarwar 62233 229239
148 Mymensingh-3 AL GA Nazim Uddin Ahmed 159300 BNP JOF M. Iqbal Hossain 24519 134781
149 Mymensingh-4 JP(E) GA Rowshan Ershad 244774 BNP JOF Abu Ohab Akanda Wahid 103753 141021
150 Mymensingh-5 AL GA K. M. Khalid 232563 BNP JOF Mohammad Zakir Hossain 22203 210360
151 Mymensingh-6 AL GA Moslem Uddin 240585 BNP JOF Shamsuddin Ahmed 32332 208253
152 Mymensingh-7 AL GA Md Hafez Ruhul Amin Madani 204734 BNP JOF Dr Mahbubur Rahman 36408 168326
153 Mymensingh-8 JP(E) GA Fakhrul Imam 156769 GF JOF AHM Khalekuzzaman 34063 122706
154 Mymensingh-9 AL GA Anwarul Abedin Khan 227048 BNP JOF Khurram Khan Chowdhury 20858 206190
155 Mymensingh-10 AL GA Fahmi Gulandaz Babel 281230 LDP JOF Syed Mahmud Morshed 3175 278055
156 Mymensingh-11 AL GA Kazim Uddin Ahmed 222248 BNP JOF Fakhruddin Ahmed Bachchu 27277 194971
157 Netrokona-1 AL GA Manu Majumdar 249738 BNP JOF Kayser Kamal 16332 233406
158 Netrokona-2 AL GA Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru 283180 BNP JOF Md Anwarul Hoque 30370 252810
159 Netrokona-3 AL GA Ashim Kumar Ukil 270144 BNP JOF Rafiqul Islam Helali 6715 263429
160 Netrokona-4 AL GA Rebecca Momin 204443 BNP JOF Tahmina Zaman 38181 166262
161 Netrokona-5 AL GA Waresat Hussain Belal 166475 BNP JOF Md Abu Taher Talukdar 15638 150837

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Notes
  1. The voting figures of the Awami League does not include the votes for 14 candidates of allied parties who contested on the Awami League 'boat' symbol
  2. The voting figures of BNP includes all votes cast for candidates on the BNP 'sheaf of paddy' election symbol, including candidates belonging to allied parties
  3. WPB fielded three candidates on its 'hammer' election symbol, who received 1,729 votes, and five candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 644,335 votes.
  4. JASAD fielded nine candidates on its 'torch' election symbol, who received39,104 votes, and three candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 570940 votes.
  5. Bikalpdhara Bangladesh fielded 23 candidates on its 'winnowing fan' election symbol, who received 18,183 votes, and three candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 547,757 votes.
  6. Bangladesh Tarikat Federation fielded 16 candidates on its 'winnowing fan' election symbol, who received 6,087 votes, and two candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 423,868 votes.
  7. One Bangladesh JASAD candidate ran on the Awami League 'boat' symbol.
  1. Zia filed nomination papers for the Bogra-6, Bogra-7 and Feni-1 constituencies. All three sets of nomination papers were rejected by the Election Commission as a result of her convictions in two corruption cases. The Constitution states anyone sentenced to more than 2 years imprisonment for a criminal offence must allow 5 years to lapse before being permitted to contest a parliamentary constituency. The Supreme Court upheld an order issued by the High Court to that effect ending any possibility of Zia contesting a constituency.[1]

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