After the results of the 13th parliamentary elections held in Bangladesh, the swearing-in ceremony of the Bangladesh government will be held on February 17 (Tuesday) under the leadership of Bangladesh Nationalist Party President Tariq Rahman. If we look at the election results, this is the first time in Bangladesh in more than two decades that the representation of winning candidates from women and religious-ethnic minority communities has been the lowest.

The number of women members decreased

This election shows a major decline in women’s representation in Parliament compared to recent elections. Only 7 women have reached Parliament after winning the parliamentary elections. Out of the 7 women selected, 6 are BNP candidates. The seventh woman is an independent candidate, who was expelled from the BNP before the elections.

Earlier, in the 12th national elections of 2024, 19 women had won on general seats, whereas this time this number has reduced to 7. This is the first time since 2001 that women have the lowest representation in Parliament. According to Bangladesh Election Commission data, only 84 women contested this election, which is only 4.08 percent of the total candidates.

These women candidates reached Parliament

1. BNP candidate Afroza Khanum won from Manikganj-3. He defeated Muhammad Saeed Noor of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis by more than 60 thousand votes.
2. BNP alliance candidate Israt Sultana Ellen Bhutto won from Jhalakathi-2. He defeated SM Neyamul Karim.
3. BNP candidate Tehsina Rushdir won from Sylhet-2 by 79 thousand 321 votes. He has defeated Muhammad Muntasir Ali of Bangladesh Khilafat Majsil.
4. BNP candidate Farzana Sharmin won from Natore-1 seat.
5. BNP candidate Shama Obaid Islam won from Faridpur-2 seat.
6. Independent candidate Rumin Farhana reached Parliament by winning from Brahmanbaria-2, she got 117,495 votes.
7. BNP candidate Nayaab Yusuf Ahmed has won in Faridpur-3.

Decreased number of members of religious-ethnic minorities

At the same time, the four candidates who have won from religious and ethnic minority communities are all from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). In this, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy has won from Dhaka-3 seat, Nitai Roy Choudhary from Magura-2, Saching Pru from Bandarban, Dipen Devan from Rangamati. The number of minority members has also decreased. 18 minorities were directly elected in the 2018 elections. 14 minority candidates had won in the 2024 parliamentary elections, out of which 12 were from Awami League.

(Input – Dushyant Shekhar)

The results of general elections held in Bangladesh have come. BNP has dominated and won this election. The government has entrusted the responsibility of running the government under the leadership of Tariq Rehman. So far the results of 258 seats have come. It is believed that every party has ignored women candidates in this election. But in this election the public has made 7 women candidates victorious.

Who are those 7 women candidates who won the election?

Let us know who are those 7 women candidates who have won. Among them, BNP candidate Afroza Khanum, who is contesting from Manikganj-3 on the Paddy Gattar symbol, has won the election by getting 1,67,345 votes. He has defeated Muhammad Saeed Noor of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis by more than 60 thousand votes.

BNP alliance candidate Israt Sultana Ellen Bhutto got 1,13,199 votes from Jhalakathi-2. He defeated SM Neyamul Karim. Tehsina Rushdir, wife of BNP leader M Ilyas Ali, won from Sylhet-2 by 79,321 votes. He has defeated Muhammad Muntasir Ali of Bangladesh Khilafat Majsil.

Independent candidate Rumin Farhana from Brahmanbaria-2 got 117,495 votes. He has won this election. Apart from this, BNP candidate Farzana Sharmin has won in Natore-1, BNP candidate Shama Obaid Islam has won in Faridpur-2 and BNP candidate Nayaab Yusuf Ahmed has won in Faridpur-3.

There were 84 women candidates in the fray, 4% of the total candidates.

A total of 84 women candidates were in the fray this time. This figure was only 4 percent of the total number of candidates. Of these, 66 contested the elections as party candidates and 19 as independent candidates. Apart from these, a transgender candidate was also in the electoral fray. Out of 84 women candidates, 64 i.e. 75% were graduates or post graduates. Most of them were women aged between 25 to 39 years. There were 32 candidates among them. About 67% of the women candidates were employed.