1981 Bangladeshi presidential election

none September 2024 Presidential Bangladesh 56.51% 1986 Bangladeshi presidential election 1986 15 November 1981 Bangladesh Nationalist Party President Sattar 1981 (cropped).jpg 125 100 120 10 0 Abdus Sattar 14,203,958 65.52% Awami League Kamal Hossain Dr. Kamal Hossain.jpg 100 100 120 0 0 5,636,113 26.00% President Abdus Sattar (acting) Bangladesh Nationalist Party Abdus Sattar Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1978 Bangladeshi presidential election 1978 Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 November 1981.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p525 0-19-924958-Xhttps://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/longform/342317/the-coup-d%E2%80%99etat-of-march-1982 The coup d'etat of March 1982 Ahsan Syed Badrul 21 March 2024 en 25 December 2024 Dhaka Tribune The result was a victory for the incumbent acting President Abdus Sattar of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who received 66% of the vote, beating his principal challenger Kamal Hossain of the Awami League. Voter turnout was 57%.Nohlen et al., p545 Background On 30 May 1981 president Ziaur Rahman was assassinated by a faction of rebel officers of the Bangladesh Army. Following the assassination, Vice President Abdus Sattar automatically became the acting president, despite being in hospital at the time.https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/05/world/acting-president-in-dacca-promises-new-elections.html Acting President in Dacca Promises New Elections The New York Times 5 June 1981 Speaking to foreign reporters in Bangabhaban on 4 June, Sattar announced that in line with the constitution, elections would be held within 180 days of the death of the former president, to "foil any conspiracy to disturb the democratic process in the country." Campaign According to the New York Times, much of the campaign revolved around the legacy of the two late leaders of the BNP and Awami League, Ziaur Rahman and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On the day before the elections, the newspaper reported "Despite the lively participation of 26 candidates, the Bangladesh presidential election campaign that ended here today has been dominated almost entirely by the auras of two dead adversaries. The two - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led the country to independence and was killed in 1975, and Gen. Ziaur Rahman, who governed for five years until he was murdered by army officers last May 30 - were the centerpieces at huge rallies that the two major parties staged here in the capital."https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/14/world/in-bangladesh-election-the-aura-of-two-dead-leaders-is-pervasive.html In Bangladesh Election, the Aura of Two Dead Leaders Is Pervasive The New York Times 14 November 1981 Among the minor candidates was Saifur Rahman (popularly known as "Chhokka Chhoyfur"), a cook and pushcart driver from Sylhet who contested as an independent. Despite his humble background and grassroots campaign, he finished eighth; reflecting on the result in a later interview, he humorously remarked that he was the "eighth President" of the country and could have taken office had the seven candidates ahead of him passed away on election day. His campaign was noted for its grassroots nature, including his initial refusal of state security on the grounds that he could not afford to provide their meals.https://www.earki.co/itsnotearki/article/2485/ছক্কা-ছয়ফুর-সিলেটের-কেজরিওয়াল ছক্কা ছয়ফুর: সিলেটের কেজরিওয়াল earki 26 November 2018 Results Abdus Sattar Bangladesh Nationalist Party 14203958 Kamal Hossain Awami League 5636113 Hafezzi Huzur Independent 388741 M. A. G. Osmani Independent 293637 M. A. Jalil Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal 248769 Muzaffar Ahmed NAP (M)–CPB 224188 Alhaj Golam Morshed Independent 75759 Saifur Rahman Independent 65244 31 other candidates 541151 332524 38951014 Nohlen et al. Aftermath Sattar was overthrown in a bloodless coup d'état in March 1982 by the Army Chief of Staff, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who assumed the Presidency in 1983, until being deposed himself in a popular mass uprising in 1990.https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/7/18/general-ershad-the-deposed-dictator-who-became-kingmaker General Ershad: The deposed dictator who became kingmaker Al Jazeera 18 July 2019 References Bangladesh President Category:Presidential elections in Bangladesh Presidential Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results