Maldivian presidential election, 1983

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Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 30 September 1983.^[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 95.6% of voters.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom		95.6
Against		4.4
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total		100
Source: Eur

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
↑ Far East and Australasia 2003 Eur, p820

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