Can a National Election be a Charade?

Can a National Election be a Charade?

Maybe it can. Find out this January 5th, 2014 at the 10th JS Polls; where 5.5 billion Bangladeshi taka will be spent at 38 thousand voting centres to allow 91 million voters to cast their vote. But, alas, 52% of these voters have only one candidate to vote for!

Sources:
www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/12/03/7010
www.thedailystar.net/please-do-not-hold-jan-5-elections-4167
www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-12-23&nid=77762
www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-07-04&nid=55566

Does your vote count?

Does your vote count?

In Bangladesh's 10th JS Polls on January 5, 2014 - 151 of 300 constituencies do not need to vote because there is only one candidate. Bangladesh in Numbers is very grateful to Shihab Ansari Azhar for the analysis and visualizations used in this infographic.

Sources:
www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/12/14/8872
psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/bangladesh/bangladesh20082.txt
www.banglanews24.com/images/PhotoGallery/2013August/150-uncontested20131214193151.pdf
http://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Itx3V9lwELTkhGbmFqSkF1dms/

 — with Shihab Ansari Azhar.