2018 elections in Bangladesh.

Overview of the 2018 elections in Bangladesh

Elections in Bangladesh

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Elections in Bangladesh in 2018 include election to the office of the President of Bangladesh, 11th Jatiya Sangsad election, by-elections to the 10th Jatiya Sangsad, elections to several city corporations, municipalities and local bodies.

## Presidential election

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Main article: 2018 Bangladeshi presidential election

Presidential election was held on 7 February 2018.[1] Incumbent President Mohammad Abdul Hamid was nominated for the second time as the candidate to run for election by the ruling party.[2] Hamid was declared president by the Election Commission as no other candidate submitted nomination papers to the commission.[3]

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7 February 2018[a] | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |  | Bangladesh Awami League | Mohammad Abdul Hamid |  | Bangladesh Awami League | [4][5]

## General election

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Main article: 2018 Bangladeshi general election

General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad.[6] The result was another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina.

### Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Awami League[i]| 63,523,066| 74.63| 302| +29
| Jatiya Party| 4,443,351| 5.22| 26| –8
| Bangladesh Nationalist Party[ii]| 11,113,253| 13.06| 7| +7
| Islami Andolan Bangladesh| 1,255,373| 1.47| 0| –
| Workers Party of Bangladesh[iii]| 646,064| 0.76| 4| –2
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[iv]| 610,044| 0.72| 2| –3
| Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh[v]| 565,940| 0.66| 2| +2
| Nationalist Democratic Movement| 496,427| 0.58| 0| –
| Bangladesh Tarikat Federation[vi]| 429,955| 0.51| 1| –1
| Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal[vii]| 282,313| 0.33| 1| +1
| Bangladesh Congress| 184,823| 0.22| 0| –
| Jatiya Party (Manju)| 182,611| 0.21| 1| –1
| Zaker Party| 109,440| 0.13| 0| –
| Gano Forum| 103,535| 0.12| 2| +2
| Bangladesh Islami Front| 60,372| 0.07| 0| –
| Communist Party of Bangladesh| 55,421| 0.07| 0| –
| National People's Party| 36,611| 0.04| 0| –
| Islamic Front Bangladesh| 31,468| 0.04| 0| –
| Liberal Democratic Party| 25,152| 0.03| 0| –
| Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh| 18,043| 0.02| 0| –
| Socialist Party of Bangladesh| 17,591| 0.02| 0| –
| Bangladesh Muslim League| 15,116| 0.02| 0| –
| Bangladesh Nationalist Front| 13,289| 0.02| 0| –1
| Islami Oikya Jote| 11,328| 0.01| 0| –
| Khelafat Majlish| 11,203| 0.01| 0| –
| Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan| 9,796| 0.01| 0| –
| Bangladesh National Awami Party| 8,367| 0.01| 0| –
| Progressive Democratic Party| 6,113| 0.01| 0| –
| Gano Front| 5,277| 0.01| 0| –
| Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP| 5,176| 0.01| 0| –
| Bangladesh Jatiya Party| 4,606| 0.01| 0| –
| Jatiya Ganotantrik Party| 3,798| 0.00| 0| –
| Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab)| 3,119| 0.00| 0| –
| Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish| 2,899| 0.00| 0| –
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh| 2,351| 0.00| 0| –
| Ganatantri Party| 1,641| 0.00| 0| –
| Bangladesh Cultural Liberation Front (Muktijote)| 1,219| 0.00| 0| –
| Krishak Sramik Janata League| 597| 0.00| 0| –
| Communist Party of Bangladesh (M-L)| 387| 0.00| 0| –
| Bangladesh Muslim League-BML| 228| 0.00| 0| –
| Bangladesh Jatiya Party| 111| 0.00| 0| –
| Bangladesh Kalyan Party| 55| 0.00| 0| –
| Independents| 816,902| 0.96| 2| –12
Total| 85,114,431| 100.00| 350| +50
Registered voters/turnout| 104,142,381| 80.20|
Source: ECS, ECS, ECS,
Daily Star, Financial Express, Dhaka Tribune,
Daily Star, Daily Star, parliament.gov.bd, IFES [1]

## Jatiya Sangsad by-elections

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## City Corporation elections

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## See also

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* 2023 elections in Bangladesh

## Notes

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1. ^ It was scheduled for 18 February, but Hamid was declared to be elected unopposed on 13 February 2023

### Voting figure measurements

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1. ^ The voting figures of the Awami League does not include the votes for 14 candidates of allied parties who contested on the Awami League 'boat' symbol
2. ^ The voting figures of BNP includes all votes cast for candidates on the BNP 'sheaf of paddy' election symbol, including candidates belonging to allied parties
3. ^ WPB fielded three candidates on its 'hammer' election symbol, who received 1,729 votes, and five candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 644,335 votes.
4. ^ JASAD fielded nine candidates on its 'torch' election symbol, who received39,104 votes, and three candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 570940 votes.
5. ^ Bikalpdhara Bangladesh fielded 23 candidates on its 'winnowing fan' election symbol, who received 18,183 votes, and three candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 547,757 votes.
6. ^ Bangladesh Tarikat Federation fielded 16 candidates on its 'winnowing fan' election symbol, who received 6,087 votes, and two candidates on the Awami League 'boat' symbol, who received 423,868 votes.
7. ^ One Bangladesh JASAD candidate ran on the Awami League 'boat' symbol.

## References

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1. ^ "Presidential Election February 18". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
2. ^ "Handing the nomination paper". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
3. ^ "Hamid elected president for second term". The Daily Star. 7 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
4. ^ "Abdul Hamid re-elected as president of Bangladesh". India Today. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. ^ "Hamid re-elected as Bangladesh president". Dhaka Tribune. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
6. ^ EC reschedules election date to December 30 Dhaka Tribune, 12 November 2018