Bangladeshi presidential election, 1986
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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 October 1986.[1] The result was a victory for Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who won 84.1% of the vote. Turnout was 54.9%.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hussain Muhammad Ershad | Jatiya Party | 21,795,337 | 84.1 |
| Mauluna Mohammadullah | Independent | 1,510,456 | 5.8 |
| Syed Faruque Rahman | Bangladesh Freedom Party | 1,202,303 | 4.6 |
| Nine other candidates | 1,408,195 | 5.4 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 380,745 | – | |
| Total | 26,297,337 | 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., p545
