Bangladeshi presidential election, 1978

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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 June 1978. They were the first direct elections for the post President, as the post had previously been elected by the Jatiya Sangsad.[1] The result was a victory for Ziaur Rahman, who won 76.6% of the vote. Turnout was 54.3%.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Ziaur RahmanBangladesh Jatiyatabadi Front15,733,80776.6
M. A. G. OsmaniGanatantrik Oikkya Jote4,455,20021.7
Eight other candidates342,5541.7
Invalid/blank votes354,010–
Total20,885,571100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p525 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ↑ Nohlen et al., p544
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