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====2014==== {{main|2014 Bangladeshi general election}} The Awami League were declared victors in 127 of 154 uncontested seats by default in the 5 January 2014 elections.<ref name="autogenerated4">{{cite news |date=12 December 2013 |title=Clashes and boycott mar Bangladesh election |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25602436 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> Of the remaining uncontested seats, the Jatiya Party led by [[Rowshan Ershad]] won 20, the JSD won three, the Workers Party won two and the Jatiya Party (Manju) won one.<ref name=bdnews1>{{cite news |title=Repolls ordered in 8 constituencies |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/repolls-ordered-in-8-constituencies |newspaper=[[bdnews24.com]] |date=6 January 2014 |access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> As a result of violence and the opposition boycott, voter turnout was only 22%.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |last=Barry |first=Ellen |date=5 January 2014 |title=Low Turnout in Bangladesh Elections Amid Boycott and Violence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/06/world/asia/boycott-and-violence-mar-elections-in-bangladesh.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Barry |first=Ellen |date=6 January 2014 |title=Bangladesh ruling party wins after boycotted vote |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/06/world/asia/boycott-and-violence-mar-elections-in-bangladesh.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref> Results of 139 seats out of 147 were released, with the Awami League winning 105, the Jatiya Party winning 13, the Workers Party winning four, the JSD winning two and the Tarikat Federation and BNF winning one each.<ref name=bdnews1/> The remaining 8 constituencies election were suspended due to violence and re-election to be held.<ref name=bdnews1/> The newly elected MPs were sworn in on 9 January.<ref>{{cite news |title=Newly elected Bangladesh MPs sworn in |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/01/newly-elected-bangladesh-mps-sworn-20141971236829980.html |newspaper=[[Al Jazeera English]]}}</ref>
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