1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election information
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1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election
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17 December 1970
1973 →
300 of the 310 seat in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly 156 seats needed for a majority
Registered
29,479,386
Turnout
57.68%
First party
Second party
Leader
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Nurul Amin
Party
AL
PDP
Last election
143
New party
Seats won
288
2
Seat change
145
2
Governor before election
Syed Mohammad Ahsan
Military
President of Provisional Government-elect
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
AL
Provincial elections were held in East Pakistan on 17 December 1970, ten days after general elections. A total of 1,850 candidates ran for the 300 seats in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League, which won 288 of the 300 seats.
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