Bangladeshi general election, 1986
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The Third National Parliamentary Elections 1986 (Bengali: তৃতীয় জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৮৬) were held in Bangladesh on 7 May 1986. A total of 1,527 candidates contested the election.[1] The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 153 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 61.1%.[2] Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the winner of the previous elections, boycotted the election.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Jatiya Party |
12,079,259 |
42.3 |
153 |
New |
| Bangladesh Awami League |
7,462,157 |
26.2 |
76 |
+37 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh |
1,314,057 |
4.6 |
10 |
New |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) |
725,303 |
2.5 |
4 |
New |
| Bangladesh Muslim League |
412,765 |
1.4 |
4 |
+4 |
| National Awami Party |
369,824 |
1.3 |
5 |
+5 |
| Communist Party of Bangladesh |
259,728 |
0.9 |
5 |
+5 |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) |
248,705 |
0.9 |
3 |
New |
| National Awami Party (Muzaffar) |
202,520 |
0.7 |
2 |
+1 |
| Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League |
191,107 |
0.7 |
3 |
New |
| Workers Party of Bangladesh |
151,828 |
0.5 |
3 |
New |
| Bangladesh Jayita League |
490,372 |
1.7 |
0 |
0 |
| Bangladesh Hindu Oikkya Front |
| Bangladesh Islamic Andolan |
| Bangladesh Islamic Republican Party |
| Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan |
| Bangladesh Nagarik Sanghati |
| Gana Azadi League |
| Islami Jukta Front |
| Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal |
| Jana Dal |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Odud) |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Sujat) |
| Jamaaiatay Olamaya Islam |
| Jamaaiatay Olamaya Islam-Nezam-e-Islami Party |
| Pragotishil Jatiyatabadi Dal |
| Young Muslim Society |
| Independents |
4,619,025 |
16.3 |
32 |
+16 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
377,209 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
28,903,859 |
100 |
300 |
0 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
47,305,886 |
61.1 |
– |
– |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
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