Jatiyo Sangshad

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Jatiyo Sangshad (Bangla: জাতীয় সংসদ Jatio Shôngshod) or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 330 seats including 30 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs. The last national election was January 10, 2001 and, under normal conditions, elections are called every five years.

The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding majority seats is the Prime Minister of the country, is the head of the government and for all practical purposes is the effective Head of State (although technically the Head of the State is the President).

The parliament itself is housed in the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban (জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন Jatio Shôngshod Bhôbon), an architectural masterpiece designed by Louis Kahn.

The current majority party is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

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Summary of the 1 October 2001 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal) 22,833,978 40.97 193
Bangladesh Awami League 22,365,516 40.13 62
Jatiya Party (Ershad)   7.25 14
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh 2,385,316 4.28 17
Jatiya Party (Naziur) 621,772 1.12 4
Islami Oikya Jote 376,343 .68 2
Krishak Shramik Janata League 261,344 .47 2
Jatiya Party (Manju) 243,617 .44 1
Non-partisan and others 6
vacant   - 2
Total (turnout 74.9 %) 55,728,162 100.0 300
Rejected votes 441,871
Total votes 56,169,233
Registered voters 74,951,319
Source: Bangladesh Election Commission through Adam Carr and Daily Star
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