June 1996 Bangladeshi general election
Results

June 1996 Bangladeshi general election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–

Bangladesh Awami League	15,882,792	37.4	146	New

Bangladesh Nationalist Party	14,255,986	33.6	116	–184

Jatiya Party	6,954,981	16.4	32	New

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh	3,653,013	8.6	3	New

Islami Oikkya Jote	461,517	1.1	1	New

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab)	97,916	0.2	1	New

74 other parties	662,451	1.6	0	0

Independents	449,618	1.1	1	–9

Invalid/blank votes	462,302	–	–	–

Total	42,880,576	100	300	0

Source: Nohlen et al.

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The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats.

final_sentence: The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats.