Electoral history of Sheikh Hasina explained

This is a summary of the electoral history of Sheikh Hasina, who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024.[1] [2]

Summary

Year ConstituencyPartyVotes%Result
1991Dhaka-749,36236.5
Dhaka-1029,45137.8
Gopalganj-367,94572.2
June 1996Bagerhat-177,34251.4
Khulna-162,24753.5
Gopalganj-31,02,68992.2
2001Rangpur-677,99144.6
Gopalganj-31,54,13094.7
Narail-178,21654.6
Narail-297,19550.3
Barguna-3
2008Rangpur-61,70,54280.0
Bagerhat-11,42,97968.3
Gopalganj-3158,95897.1

Detailed results

June 1996 general election

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the June 1996 general election: Bagerhat-1, Khulna-1, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.[3]

2001 general election

Sheikh Hasina stood for five seats in the October 2001 general election: Rangpur-6, Narail-1, Narail-2, Barguna-3, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all but Rangpur-6, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other three, triggering by-elections in them.

2008 general election

Sheikh Hasina stood for three seats in the 2008 general election: Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3. After winning all three, she chose to represent Gopalganj-3 and quit the other two, triggering by-elections in them.

Notes and References

  1. News: Bangladesh's PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm her residence capping weeks of unrest . . 5 August 2024 . 5 August 2024 . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806001541/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/05/bangladesh-hasina-student-protest-quota-violence/463cd814-52e8-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html . live .
  2. News: Hasnat . Saif . Martínez . Andrés R. . What We Know About the Ouster of Bangladesh's Leader . . 5 August 2024 . 5 August 2024 . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806145053/https://www.nytimes.com/article/bangladesh-student-protests.html . live .
  3. Web site: Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . . Vote Monitor Networks . 11 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229001121/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=99 . 29 December 2008 . dead .