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.
[edit] Results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal) | 22,833,978 | 40.97 | 193 |
| Bangladesh Awami League | 22,365,516 | 40.13 | 62 |
Jatiya Party (Ershad)
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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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