PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 1 OCTOBER 2001 ================================================================== Elections to the Jatiya Samsada (National Parliament) Source: Bangladesh Election Commission Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------ * BAL - Bangladesh Awami League (Bangladesh People's League) * BJD - Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) * BKSJL - Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League (Bangladesh Peasants' and Workers' People's League) * IOJ - Islami Oikya Jote (Islamic Unity Front) * JIB - Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (Islam Conference Bangladesh) * JD(E) - Jatiya Dal (Ershad) (National Party (Ershad)) * JD(M) - Jatiya Dal (Mangur) (National Party (Mangur)) * JD(N) - Jatiya Dal (Naziur) (National Party (Naziur)) NATIONAL SUMMARY ================================================================== Total number of voters: 74,951,319 Total votes cast: 56,169,233 74.9% Rejected votes: 441,871 00.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bangladesh Awami League 22,368,506 40.1 63 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 23,821,108 42.7 198 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 2,285,907 04.3 17 Jatiya Dal (Ershad) 4,031,990 07.2 14 Others 3,119,851 05.6 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 55,728,162 300 ------------------------------------------------------------------ DIVISIONAL SUMMARIES ================================================================== Divisions are arranged from north to south. RAJSHAHI DIVISION ================================================================== Total number of voters: 18,417,700 Total votes cast: 15,073,911 81.8% Rejected votes: 129,519 00.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bangladesh Awami League 5,384,732 36.0 9 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 5,576,082 37.3 43 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 1,022,714 06.8 6 Jatiya Dal (Ershad) 2,254,279 15.1 14 Others 706,585 04.7 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 14,944,392 72 ------------------------------------------------------------------ KHULNA DIVISION ================================================================== Total number of voters: 8,757,065 Total votes cast: 7,462,906 85.2% Rejected votes: 48,218 00.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bangladesh Awami League 3,159,585 42.6 8 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 2,980,223 40.2 22 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 816,884 11.0 7 Jatiya Dal (Ershad) 213,536 02.9 - Others 244,460 03.3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 7,414,688 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------ BARISAL DIVISION ================================================================== Total number of voters: 5,092,006 Total votes cast: 3,263,455 64.1% Rejected votes: 25,245 00.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bangladesh Awami League 1,147,125 35.4 3 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 1,452,554 44.8 17 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 109,790 03.4 1 Jatiya Dal (Ershad) 221,667 06.8 - Others 307,074 09.5 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,238,210 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------ DHAKA DIVISION ================================================================== Total number of voters: 23,711,963 Total votes cast: 17,309,173 73.0% Rejected votes: 119,162 00.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bangladesh Awami League 7,818,563 45.5 32 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 7,318,289 42.6 55 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 131,158 00.8 - Jatiya Dal (Ershad) 818,967 04.8 - Others 1,103,034 06.4 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 17,190,011 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------ SYLHET DIVISION ================================================================== Total number of voters: 4,635,948 Total votes cast: 3,415,233 73.7% Rejected votes: 31,712 00.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bangladesh Awami League 1,373,824 40.6 7 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 1,260,134 37.2 9 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 90,165 02.7 1 Jatiya Dal (Ershad) 342,695 10.1 - Others 316,703 09.4 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,383,521 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CHITTAGONG DIVISION ================================================================== Total number of voters: 14,336,637 Total votes cast: 9,644,555 67.3% Rejected votes: 88,015 00.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bangladesh Awami League 3,484,677 36.5 4 Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal 5,233,826 54.8 52 Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 215,196 02.2 2 Jatiya Dal (Ershad) 180,846 01.9 - Others 441,995 04.6 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 9,556,540 59 ------------------------------------------------------------------