2001 Bangladeshi General Election
1 October 2001 · The caretaker republic · 345 seats
Bangladesh Nationalist Party finished first with 193 of 345 seats on 41.0% of the vote. Turnout 75.0%. Khaleda Zia took office.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Khaleda Zia
BNP
Largest force
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
193 of 345 seats
Turnout
75.0%
The result
| Share of the Jatiya Sangsad | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party | — | 193 | — | 22,833,978 | 41.0% | — | |
| Awami League | — | 62 | — | 22,365,516 | 40.1% | — | |
| Islami Jatiya Oikya Front | — | 14 | — | 4,038,453 | 7.3% | — | |
| Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | — | 17 | — | 2,385,361 | 4.3% | — | |
| Bangladesh Jatiya Party | — | 4 | — | 621,772 | 1.1% | — | |
| Islami Oikya Jote | — | 2 | — | 376,343 | 0.7% | — | |
| Krishak Sramik Janata League | — | 1 | — | 261,344 | 0.5% | — | |
| Jatiya Party (Manju) | — | 1 | — | 243,617 | 0.4% | — | |
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal | — | 0 | — | 119,382 | 0.2% | — | |
| Communist Party of Bangladesh | — | 0 | — | 56,991 | 0.1% | — | |
| Workers Party of Bangladesh | — | 0 | — | 40,484 | 0.1% | — | |
| Bangladesh Islami Front | — | 0 | — | 30,761 | 0.1% | — | |
| BASAD–Khalekuzzaman | — | 0 | — | 21,164 | 0.0% | — | |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh | — | 0 | — | 19,256 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan | — | 0 | — | 13,472 | 0.0% | — | |
| Gano Forum | — | 0 | — | 8,494 | 0.0% | — | |
| Islami Shasantantra Andolon | — | 0 | — | 5,944 | 0.0% | — | |
| Liberal Party Bangladesh | — | 0 | — | 3,976 | 0.0% | — | |
| National Awami Party (NAP) | — | 0 | — | 3,801 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Progressive Party | — | 0 | — | 3,734 | 0.0% | — | |
| Ganatantri Party | — | 0 | — | 3,190 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal | — | 0 | — | 2,308 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Janata Party | — | 0 | — | 1,703 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Mukti Andolon | — | 0 | — | 1,248 | 0.0% | — | |
| Zaker Party | — | 0 | — | 1,181 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Peoples Congress | — | 0 | — | 1,155 | 0.0% | — | |
| Communist Kendra | — | 0 | — | 1,042 | 0.0% | — | |
| Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) | — | 0 | — | 972 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Hindu League | — | 0 | — | 922 | 0.0% | — | |
| Gano Azadi League | — | 0 | — | 780 | 0.0% | — | |
| Jatiyo Janata Party (Adv. Nurul Islam Khan) | — | 0 | — | 657 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Muslim League (Jamir Ali) | — | 0 | — | 582 | 0.0% | — | |
| National Patriotic Party | — | 0 | — | 551 | 0.0% | — | |
| National Awami Party (Bhashani) | — | 0 | — | 442 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Jatiya Tanti Dal | — | 0 | — | 441 | 0.0% | — | |
| Samridha Bangladesh Andolon | — | 0 | — | 429 | 0.0% | — | |
| Sramik Krishak Samajbadi Dal | — | 0 | — | 391 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Peoples Party | — | 0 | — | 382 | 0.0% | — | |
| Desh Prem Party | — | 0 | — | 366 | 0.0% | — | |
| Democratic Republican Party | — | 0 | — | 364 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Manabadhikar Dal | — | 0 | — | 237 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Krisak Sramik Janata Party | — | 0 | — | 197 | 0.0% | — | |
| Liberal Democrats Party | — | 0 | — | 170 | 0.0% | — | |
| Quran Darshan Sangstha Bangladesh | — | 0 | — | 161 | 0.0% | — | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Sheik Asad) | — | 0 | — | 148 | 0.0% | — | |
| Pragatishil Ganotantrik Shakti | — | 0 | — | 136 | 0.0% | — | |
| Sama-Samaj Ganotantri Party | — | 0 | — | 131 | 0.0% | — | |
| National Awami Party (NAP-Bhashani Mushtaq) | — | 0 | — | 79 | 0.0% | — | |
| Quran and Sunnah Bastabayan Party | — | 0 | — | 77 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bhashani Front | — | 0 | — | 76 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League | — | 0 | — | 59 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Bhashani Adarsha Bastabayan Parishad | — | 0 | — | 58 | 0.0% | — | |
| Bangladesh Sarbahara Party | — | 0 | — | 44 | 0.0% | — | |
| Jatiya Janata Party (Hafizur) | — | 0 | — | 30 | 0.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 6 | — | 2,262,073 | 4.1% | — |
45 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.