Bangladeshi presidential election, 1978
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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 June 1978. They were the first public elections for President, who had previously been elected by Parliament.[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 Rahman | Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Front | 15,733,807 | 76.6 |
| M. A. G. Osmani | Ganatantrik Oikkya Jote | 4,455,200 | 21.7 |
| Eight other candidates | 342,554 | 1.7 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 354,010 | – | |
| Total | 20,885,571 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p525 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p544
