Bangladeshi general election, June 1996

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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. 300 single-seat constituencies for the Jatiyo Sangshad were contested by 2,574 candidates representing 81 parties and including 284 independents.

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Summary of the 12 June 1996 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Bangladesh Awami League		37.44	146
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal)		33.60	116
Jatiya Party		16.40	32
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh		8.61	3
Islami Oikya Jote		1.09	1
Jatiya Samaj Tantrik Dal (RAB)		0.23	1
Non-partisan and others		2.73	1
vacant			0
Total (turnout  %)		100.0	300
Rejected votes
Total votes
Registered voters
Source: http://204.200.210.114/index.php?id=1996Election

• Number of polling stations: 25,957
• Number of polling booths: 114,749
• Number of polling officers: 370,204

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