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ELECTORAL SYSTEM |
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| Chamber: | ||||||
| Jatiya Sangsad | ||||||
| Electoral Law: | ||||||
| 26 December 1972 | ||||||
| Last amendment: 03/12/1995 | ||||||
| Constituencies: | ||||||
| 300 single-member constituencies | ||||||
| Voting System: | ||||||
| Direct simple majority vote. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections held within 90 days. Voting is not compulsory. |
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| Voter requirements: | ||||||
| - age: 18 years - Bangladesh citizenship - residence in constituency of vote - disqualifications: insanity |
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| Eligibility: | ||||||
| - age: 25 years - Bangladesh citizenship - ineligibility: insanity, undischarged bankruptcy, imprisonment for more than 2 years (for criminal offence involving moral turpitude), allegiance to a foreign State |
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| Incompatibilities: | ||||||
| - certain offices of profit in the service of the Republic or of a statutory public authority | ||||||
| Candidacy requirements: | ||||||
| - support by 2 qualified electors of constituency - deposit of 5,000 takas, reimbursed if the candidate obtains at least 1/8 of the total votes cast - candidates may run simultaneously in several constituencies |
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