Bangladeshi general election, 1973
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The First National Parliamentary Elections 1973 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. Voter turnout was 54.9%.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
on 7 March 1973. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League
Bangladesh Awami League
The Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh...
, who won 293 of the 300 seats, including eleven constituencies where they were elected unopposed without a vote. Voter turnout was 54.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh Awami League The Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh... |
13,798,717 | 73.2 | 293 |
| National Awami Party (Muzaffar) | 1,569,299 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal The Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal is a political party in Bangladesh.The party founded in 1972 through the merger of socialist political activists and military officers. It was founded under the leadership of Major Abdul Jalil, a freedom fighter from Barisal District, and was also joined by pro-Awami... |
1,229,110 | 6.5 | 1 |
| National Awami Party (Bhashani) | 1,002,771 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Bangladesh Jatiya League | 62,354 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Banglar Communist Party | 199,673 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Bangla Chattra Union | |||
| Bangladesh Jatiya Congress | |||
| Bangla Jatiya League | |||
| Bangladesh Sramik Federation | |||
| Communist Party of Bangladesh Communist Party of Bangladesh The Communist Party of Bangladesh is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Bangladesh, founded in 1968 as the Communist Party of East Pakistan.- History :... |
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| Bangladesh Communist Party (Leninist) Bangladesh Communist Party (Leninist) Bangladesh Communist Party , a communist party in Bangladesh. BCP was founded in Calcutta in the fall of 1971, by several small communist splinter fractions. The core of founders of BCP consisted of Kazi Jafar Ahmad, Rashid Khan Menon and Ranu from the Communist Samanay Kendra, Amul Sen and Nazrul... |
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| Jayita Ganatantrik Dal | |||
| Shramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal Shramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal Shramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal , a small Marxist-Leninist political party in Bangladesh. SKSD was formed in 1969 by sympathizers of the Revolutionary Socialist Party of India in East Pakistan.... |
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| Independents | 989,884 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 477,875 | ||
| Total | 19,329,683 | 100 | 300 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||