By Xinhua,
Dhaka : Bangladeshi former prime minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League won victory in the country’s 9th Parliamentary election held on Monday, an official of the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
The official said in a press conference Awami League won 229 seats out of the 295 seats which have already got the polls results.
The official said Awami League’s main rival former prime minister Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 27 seats.
The official said the results for 2 seats will come out later Tuesday and the announcement of results for another 2 seats were postponed because of some irregularities.
A total of 1,555 candidates from 39 parties and independents contested 299 seats out of 300 seats in the 9th Parliamentary election. The election for one seat will be held on Jan. 12, next year due to the death of one candidate. DHAKA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi former prime minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League won victory in the country’s 9th Parliamentary election held on Monday, an official of the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
The official said in a press conference Awami League won 229 seats out of the 295 seats which have already got the polls results.
The official said Awami League’s main rival former prime minister Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 27 seats.
The official said the results for 2 seats will come out later Tuesday and the announcement of results for another 2 seats were postponed because of some irregularities.
A total of 1,555 candidates from 39 parties and independents contested 299 seats out of 300 seats in the 9th Parliamentary election. The election for one seat will be held on Jan. 12, next year due to the death of one candidate.