Bangladeshi parliamentary election, 2001

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The seventh parliamentary elections of Bangladesh's Jatiyo Sangshad was held on 1 October 2001.

1 Constituencies
2 Election format and administration
3 Number of parties and participants
4 Results
5 See also

[edit] Constituencies

Total number of seats was 300.

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[edit] Election format and administration

This election was the first to be held under the Caretaker government concept, introduced in 1996. The chief adviser of the caretaker government was Muhammed Habibur Rahman.

[edit] Number of parties and participants

Total votes cast: 56,169,233
Percentage of votes cast: 74.96%
Percentage of invalid votes: 0.82
Number of polling stations: 25,957
Number of polling booths: 1,14,749
Number of polling officers: 3,70,204
Political parties: A total of 81 political parties along with independent candidates participated in the election.
Number of candidates: 2,574
Number of candidates with party affiliation: 2,293
Number of independent candidates: 281

[edit] Results

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Summary of the 1 October 2001 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal)	22,833,978	40.97	193
Bangladesh Awami League	22,365,516	40.13	62
Jatiya Party (Ershad) Includes candidates of the Islamic National Unity Front (Islami Jatiya Oikya Front)		7.25	14
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh	2,385,316	4.28	17
Jatiya Party (Naziur)	621,772	1.12	4
Islami Oikya Jote	376,343	.68	2
Krishak Shramik Janata League	261,344	.47	2
Jatiya Party (Manju)	243,617	.44	1
Non-partisan and others			6
vacant				-	2
Total (turnout 74.9 %)	55,728,162	100.0	300
Rejected votes	441,871
Total votes	56,169,233
Registered voters	74,951,319
Source: Bangladesh Election Commission through Adam Carr and Daily Star