1979 Bangladeshi general election
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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 directly elected seats. Voter turnout was 51%.[1][2] The Awami League became the main opposition party after winning 39 seats.[3]
Quick Facts 300 of the 330 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad 151 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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Registered | 38,363,858 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 51.29% (3.62pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With almost all parties participating, the elections were deemed credible by observers.[4]