Bangladeshi general election, 1986

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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 May 1986. 300 single-seat constituencies for the Jatiyo Sangshad were contested by 1,980 candidates representing 28 parties and including 453 independents.

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Summary of the 7 May 1986 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Jatiya Party			153
Bangladesh Awami League			73
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh			10
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh			18
Bangladesh Communist Party			5
National Awami Party			5
Bangladesh Moslem League			4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dai-Rob			4
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal			3
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik			3
Workers Party of Bangladesh			3
National Awami Party			2
Non-partisan and others			32
vacant			0
Total (turnout 66.31%)	47,876,979	100.0	300
Rejected votes
Total votes
Registered voters
Source: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/BANGLADESH_1986_E.PDF

• Number of polling stations: 23,279
• Number of polling booths: 89,816
• Number of polling officers: 292,727

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