February 1996 Bangladeshi General Election
15 February 1996 · The caretaker republic · 330 seats
Bangladesh Nationalist Party finished first with 308 of 330 seats. Turnout 21.0%. Khaleda Zia stayed in office.
The three main opposition parties boycotted, turnout was 21%, the lowest in Bangladesh's history, and most seats went uncontested; the government it produced lasted twelve days.
Prime Minister before
Khaleda Zia
BNP
Prime Minister (continued)
Khaleda Zia
BNP
Largest force
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
308 of 330 seats
Turnout
21.0%
The result
| Share of the Jatiya Sangsad | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | — | 308 | +140 | — | — | — | |
| Bangladesh Freedom Party | — | 1 | +1 | — | — | — | |
| Independents | — | 10 | +7 | — | — | — |
11 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.