Bangladeshi general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. 300 single-seat constituencies for the Jatiyo Sangshad were contested by 1,209 candidates representing 14 parties and including 120 independents.

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Summary of the 7 March 1973 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Bangladesh Awami League			293
Non-partisan and others			7
vacant			0
Total (turnout 54.91%)		100.0	300
Rejected votes
Total votes	19,329,683
Registered voters	35,205,642
Source: http://elive.matamat.com/Sangsad.php

• Number of polling stations: 15,084
• Number of polling booths: 59,113
• Number of polling officers: 192,423

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