Bangladesh's ruling Awami League (AL) party, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, won 223 out of 298 seats in the country's parliamentary elections, according to Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday.

Out of 300 seats, the results of one constituency have been delayed. Meanwhile, polling in one constituency was postponed following the death of an independent candidate.

In Bangladesh, a party can form a government if it manages to clinch a simple majority, 151 seats, of parliament.

Awal said that voter turnout in Bangladesh's 12th parliament polls reached 41.8 percent of the total eligible voters. 

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), boycotted the polls.

Over 260 candidates from the ruling AL party joined the national elections. Voting began at 8:00 a.m. local time and concluded at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday in over 42,000 voting centers nationwide.

(With input from Xinhua)