February 1996 Bangladeshi general election
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300 of the 330 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad 151 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 56,149,182 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 14.97% ( 34.48pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 15%. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which won 278 of the 300 directly elected seats. This administration was short-lived, however, only lasting 12 days before the installation of caretaker government and fresh elections held in June.
The elections were characterized by violence, as well as boycotts by major opposition parties.