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The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 seats, beginning Sheikh Hasina’s first-term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 74.96%, the highest to date.[1] This election was the second to be held in 1996, following controversial elections held in February a few months earlier.Table of ContentsElectoral system[edit]Background[edit]Campaign[edit]Results[edit]Aftermath[edit]References[edit]Electoral system[edit]In 1996, the 330 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consisted of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies,[2] and an additional 30 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are distributed based on the election results.[3] Each parliament sits for a five-year term.Background[edit]The June 1996 election marked the second general election to be held within only a four-month period. Previously in February, a general election had been held which was boycotted by all major opposition parties. The opposition were demanding the installation of a neutral caretaker government to oversee the election, citing a 1994 by-election (which they alleged to have been rigged) as evidence of the BNP’s inability to hold a free and fair election. Despite the boycott the February election went ahead and the incumbent Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s BNP was re-elected for the second term in a landslide victory, with the majority of seats uncontested. The voting was denounced as unfair by the three main opposition parties and the voter turnout was the lowest in Bangladesh’s parliamentary electoral history at only 21%.Following the election, President Abdur Rahman Biswas invited Zia to form a government, but this administration was short-lived, lasting only 12 days.[4] A series of hartals (strikes) were called by the other parties and an indefinite non-cooperation movement was called until demands for a new, free election was met. On 25 March 1996, following escalating political turmoil, the sitting Parliament enacted the thirteenth constitutional amendment to allow a neutral caretaker government to assume power and conduct new parliamentary elections. On 30 March the President appointed former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman as Chief Advisor (a position equivalent to prime minister) in the interim government. A new election was scheduled for 12 June 1996.Campaign[edit]During the election campaign there was an attempted coup d’\u00e9tat by the military.[5] On 12 May, President Biswas fired General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, Chief of the Staff of the Army, due to his refusal to carry out a presidential order to retire two of his generals who were alleged to be consorting with political parties in violation of military rules. Nasim revolted against the President and organised troops loyal to him. Consequently, President Biswas dismissed Nasim and appointed a new chief of staff. Troops loyal to the President were mobilised to protect Government institutions in the capital and Nasim was arrested by military police and the attempted coup d’\u00e9tat failed.A total of 2,574 candidates contested the elections. The Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh all put forward full slates of 300 candidates. The Jatiya Party ran 293 candidate, Islami Oikkya Jote 166 and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) 67, with other minor parties nominating a combined 864 candidates. 284 candidates ran as independents.[6]Results[edit]The elections were won by the Bangladesh Awami League, who were just shy of a simple parliamentary majority, winning 146 (of the required 151 for a majority) seats. The election was close in terms of popular vote share between Awami League and BNP, with a difference of less than 4%. However, as a result of first-past-the-post voting, Awami League secured a 30-seat lead above BNP. The election saw a high voter turnout of ~74%.[7]With the support of Jatiya Party,[8] the leader of Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, was invited to form a government on 23 June, beginning her first term as Prime Minister. The first sitting of the seventh parliament of Bangladesh was subsequently held on 14 July 1996.[4]Of the 300 directly elected seats, only eight were won by female candidates.[9][7] An additional 30 seats were reserved in the Jatiya Sangsad for women, of which 27 were awarded to Awami League and rest to Jatiya Party.[9][7]PartyVotes%Seats+\/\u2013Awami League15,882,79237.44146NewBangladesh Nationalist Party14,255,98633.61116\u2013184Jatiya Party6,954,98116.4032NewBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami3,653,0138.613NewIslami Oikya Jote461,5171.091NewJaker Party167,5970.400NewJatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab)97,9160.231NewWorkers Party of Bangladesh56,4040.130NewGano Forum54,2500.130NewJatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Inu)50,9440.120NewCommunist Party of Bangladesh48,5490.110NewJamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh45,5850.110NewSammilita Sangram Parishad40,8030.100NewBangladesh Freedom Party38,9740.090NewSamridhya Bangladesh Andolon27,0830.060NewBangladesh Islami Front23,6960.060NewBangladesh Khilafat Andolan18,3970.040NewBangladesh Jatiyabadi Awami League11,1900.030NewIslami Shasantantra Andolon11,1590.030NewBangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Khalekuzzaman)10,2340.020NewBangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub)6,7910.020NewBangladesh National Awami Party (NAP Bashani)5,9480.010NewBangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali)4,5800.010NewGanotantri Party4,1140.010NewBangladesh National Awami Party (NAP)3,6200.010NewDemocratic Republican Party3,6050.010NewBangladesh Janata Party3,3640.010NewJatiya Janata Party (Nurul Islam)2,9860.010NewJatiya Janata Party (Sheikh Asad)2,3950.010NewSocial Democratic Party1,9380.000NewBangladesh Gano Azadi League1,6830.000NewProgotisil Jatiata Badi Dal1,5150.000NewHak Kathar Mancha1,3400.000NewBangladesh Samyabadi Dal (Marxist-Leninst)1,1480.000NewSramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal9640.000NewCommunist Kendra8880.000NewJatiya Biplobi Front6310.000NewSaat Dalya Jote (Mirpur)6020.000NewBangladesh Hindu League5700.000NewBangladesh Peoples Party5580.000NewBangladesh Bekar Samaj5480.000NewBangladesh Tafsil Jati Federation (S.K. Mandal)5370.000NewDesh Prem Party5320.000NewGanotantrik Sarbahara Party5020.000NewBangladesh Jatiya League (Sobhan)4180.000NewJana Dal3950.000NewJatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Mahiuddin)3930.000NewJatiya Seba Dal3650.000NewNational Democratic Party3530.000NewBangladesh Krisak Sramik Janata Party2940.000NewIslami Al Zihad Dal2880.000NewBangladesh Sarbahara Party2480.000NewJatiya Daridra Party2440.000NewSramajibi Oikya Forum2290.000NewIslamic Dal Bangladesh (Saifur)2210.000NewBangladesh People’s League2130.000NewBangladesh Samajtantrik Samsad (Darshan Shava)2090.000NewBangladesh Krishak Sramik Mukti Andolon1890.000NewGano Oikkya Front (Guff)1860.000NewBangladesh Mehanati Front1730.000NewBangladesh Tafsili Federation (Sudir)1500.000NewPeople’s Muslim League1400.000NewNational Awami Party (NAP Bhashani)1380.000NewQuran Dorshion Sangshta Bangladesh1370.000NewProgatishil Gonotantrik Shakti1340.000NewBangladesh Islami Party1320.000NewBangladesh Jatiya Agragati Party1310.000NewOikya Prokria1120.000NewBangladesh Bashani Adarsha Bastabayan Parishad1070.000NewBangladesh Bastuhara Parishad1050.000NewBangladesh National Congress990.000NewQuran Sunna Bastabayan Party820.000NewBangladesh Tanjimul Muslimin810.000NewSamridhya Bangladesh Babosai Samproday480.000NewBashani Front450.000NewBangladesh Krishak Raj Islami Party330.000NewNational Patriotic Party310.000NewBangladesh Islami Biplobi Parishad290.000NewTaherikay Olama-e-Bangladesh290.000NewUnited People’s Party260.000NewBangladesh Manabodjikar Dal200.000NewIndependents449,6181.061NewTotal42,418,274100.003000Valid votes42,418,27498.92Invalid\/blank votes462,3021.08Total votes42,880,576100.00Registered voters\/turnout56,716,93575.60Source: Bangladesh Election CommissionAftermath[edit]Hasina’s administration completed its full five-year term (the first parliamentary administration to ever do so[10]) and the next elections were held in October 2001.References[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/june-1996-bangladeshi-general-election\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"June 1996 Bangladeshi general election"}}]}]