1979 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won 207 of the 300 directly elected seats. Voter turnout was 51%. The Awami League became the main opposition party after winning 39 seats.
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300 of the 330 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad 151 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 38,363,858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 51.29% (3.62pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With almost all parties participating, the elections were deemed credible by observers.
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