1978 Bangladeshi presidential election information
1978 Bangladeshi presidential election
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3 June 1978
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Turnout
54.27%
Candidate
Ziaur Rahman
M. A. G. Osmani
Party
Jatiyatabadi Front
Ganatantrik Oikkya Jote
Popular vote
15,733,807
4,455,200
Percentage
76.63%
21.70%
President before election
Ziaur Rahman
Military Junta
President
Ziaur Rahman
Jatiyatabadi Front
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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 June 1978. They were the first direct elections for the presidency, as the president had previously been elected by the Jatiya Sangsad.[1] The result was a victory for Ziaur Rahman, who received 76.6% of the vote. Turnout was 54.3%.[2]
^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
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