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DHAKA, Jan 8, 2024 (BSS)-The Awami League (AL) has won 222 seats out of 298 in yesterday's 12th parliamentary election, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal.

 The CEC revealed this information at a media briefing at Election Commission (EC) media centre here in the city.

Kazi Habibul Awal informed that out of 300 constituencies, polls to one constituency- Naogaon-2 were postponed following the death of a candidate.

EC will announce the result of another constituency, Mymensingh-3, later as polling of one centre was withheld, he mentioned.

The polls of the one centre of Mymensingh-3 will be held on January 13, he added.

After the AL, he said, independent candidates were the most successful in the January 7 election, winning 62 seats.

However, he informed, Jatiya Party won 11 seats while Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh Workers Party and Bangladesh Kalyan Party won one seat each.

He also informed that a total of 41.8 percent vote was cast in the national election.

Kazi Habibul Awal said the voting in 12th Jatiya Sangsad election was comparatively peaceful.