BNP sweeps with 209 seats, Jamaat gets 68, NCP 6: EC
EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed revealed the statistics at a press briefing in the city’s Nirbachan Bhaban.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured 209 parliamentary seats, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 68, as the Election Commission disclosed the statistics of the unofficial election result of 297 constituencies on Friday afternoon (13 February).
Besides, National Citizen Party-NCP secured victory in six constituencies, independent candidates in seven constituencies, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish in two, Islami Andolan Bangladesh in one, Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP (led by Andaleeve Rahman Partho) in one, Ganaodhikar Parishad in one, Ganasamhati Andolan in one, and Khelafat Majlish in one parliamentary seat.
EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed revealed the statistics at a press briefing in the city's Nirbachan Bhaban.
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He said the average voter turnout was 59.44 percent in 297 constituencies, while the average voter turnout is 60.26 percent in 299 constituencies.
The EC Secretary said the unofficial result of Chattogram-2 and 4 constituencies has been kept pending (following the court's decision).
The elections to Sherpur-3 were earlier cancelled following the death of a Jamaat candidate.
About the referendum, he said 4,80,74,429 voters (68.05 percent of total casting votes) voted for the 'Yes' option in the referendum ballots, while 2,25,65,627 voters (31.95 percent) voted for the 'No' option to decide the fate of the implementation of the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Order 2025.
