Bangladeshi general election, 1991

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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. 300 single-seat constituencies for the Jatiyo Sangshad were contested by 2,787 candidates representing 75 parties and including 424 independents.

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Summary of the 27 February 1991 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal)			169
Bangladesh Awami League			92
Jatiya Party			35
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh			18
Communist Party of Bangladesh			5
Non-partisan and others			11
vacant			0
Total (turnout 52%)	62,289,556	100.0	300
Rejected votes
Total votes	62,181,743
Registered voters
Source: http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2023_91.htm

• Number of polling stations: 24,154
• Number of polling booths: 11,277
• Number of polling officers: 360,985

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