In the 12th parliamentary election, the Awami League (AL) secured 222 out of 298 seats, as stated by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal in a media briefing at the Election Commission (EC) media center in Dhaka. The CEC mentioned that polls in one constituency, Naogaon-2, were postponed due to the death of a candidate, and the results for another constituency, Mymensingh-3, will be announced later due to the withholding of polling in one center, scheduled for January 13.
Following the Awami League, independent candidates emerged as the second most successful in the January 7 election, winning 62 seats. Jatiya Party secured 11 seats, while Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh Workers Party, and Bangladesh Kalyan Party each won one seat.
The Chief Election Commissioner also shared that the overall voter turnout for the national election was 41.8 percent. Kazi Habibul Awal highlighted that the voting process in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election was relatively peaceful.
