Bangladeshi presidential election, 1981

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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 November 1981.[1] The result was a victory for Abdus Sattar, who won 65.5% of the vote. Turnout was 54.3%.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Abdus SattarBangladesh Nationalist Party14,203,95865.5
Kamal HossainBangladesh Awami League5,636,11326.0
Maulana MohammudullahIndependent388,7411.8
M. A. G. OsmaniIndependent293,6371.4
M. A. JalilJatiya Samajtantrik Dal248,7691.1
Muzaffar AhmedNAP (M)-CPB224,1881.0
33 other candidates 682,1543.2
Invalid/blank votes332,524-
Total22,010,084100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p525 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p545 ISBN 0-19-924958-X