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General elections were held in newly independent Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. A total of 1,078 candidates and 14 political parties contested the elections. Though the Awami League was already the clear favourite before the elections, the government led by its leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made a major effort to winning every seat.
The first general elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The Awami League won the elections and secured 293 seats out of 300 where eleven members of the Jatiya Sangsad won freely without votes. 1091 candidates from 14 parties contested in this election. The total vote was 53.54%.
This is a list of members of Parliament (MP) elected to the 1st Parliament of the Jatiya Sangsad, the National Parliament of Bangladesh, by Bangladeshi constituencies.The list includes both MPs elected at the 1973 general election, held on 7 March 1973, and nominated women's members for reserved seats and those subsequently elected in by-elections.
Demographic Indicators for Bangladesh in 1973 [1] Population, total 67,637,541 ... 7 March: First general election of Bangladesh is held, ...
Scene from a polling booth in Bangladesh. Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad, meaning national parliament, has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies while 50 memberships are reserved for the women who are selected by the ruling ...
The third Mujib ministry was formed on 16 March 1973 after the Bangladesh Awami League won the first general election of sovereign and independent Bangladesh with a vast majority. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cabinet
Bangladesh is set to hold its next national elections on Jan. 7. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan handed out the ruling.
The voter turnout was 54.9%, which was slightly larger than that of the 1970 election. After the election, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on March 16, 1973. A new cabinet was formed with the old-guards of Awami League.