1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election

1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly election

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300 of the 310 seat in the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly
156 seats needed for a majority
Registered29,479,386
Turnout57.68%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Nurul Amin
Party AL PDP
Last election 143 New party
Seats won 288 2
Seat change Increase 145 Increase 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.

  1. ^ "The Vangaurd of the Islamic Revolution". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2022-07-29.