Bangladeshi parliamentary election, 2001

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The seventh parliamentary elections of Bangladesh's Jatiyo Sangshad were held on 1 October 2001. 300 single-seat constituencies were contested by 2,574 candidates representing 81 parties and including 281 independents. The 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.

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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

Turnout was 74.96% (56,169,233)
Number of polling stations: 25,957
Number of polling booths: 114,749
Number of polling officers: 370,204

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