1986 Bangladeshi presidential election

1986 Bangladeshi presidential election
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Turnout54.89%
 
Candidate H.M Ershad Muhammadullah Hafezzi
Party JP(E) Independent
Popular vote 21,795,337 1,510,456
Percentage 84.10% 5.83%
President before election

H.M Ershad
Military Junta

Elected President

H.M Ershad
JP (E)

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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 October 1986.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who had assumed the office in 1983 following a military coup. Ershad reportedly won 84.1% of the vote with a voter turnout of 54.9%.[2] However the elections were controversial as they were boycotted by all major opposition candidates and there were reports of irregularities.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Vol. I. p. 525. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p545
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Chief Claims Vote Victory". The New York Times. 17 October 1986.