Bangladeshi general election, 1973

Bangladeshi general election, 1973

March 7, 1973 (1973-03-07)

All 300 seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad 151 seats were needed for a majority   First party   Leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Party Awami League Leader since 1963 Leader's seat Gopalganj Last election 160 seats Seats won 293 Seat change +133 Popular vote 13,798,717 Percentage 73.2%

Prime Minister before election Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Awami League Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Awami League

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The First National Parliamentary Elections 1973 (Bengali: প্রথম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৭৩) were held in Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, who won 293 of the 300 seats, including eleven constituencies where they were elected unopposed without a vote.^[1] Voter turnout was 54.9%.

Results

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